Common shrew

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q591450
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Common shrew

Summary

Common shrew is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (819 views/month, #1,522 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Common shrew's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Common shrew is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Common shrew's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Common shrew is classified within Sorex[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Common shrew is Sorex araneus[7].
  • Common shrew's Commons category is recorded as Sorex araneus[8].
  • Common shrew's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sorex araneus[9].
  • Common shrew's Commons gallery is recorded as Sorex araneus[10].
  • Common shrew's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[11].
  • Common shrew's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. araneus'}[12].
  • Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common shrew'}[13].
  • Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Musaraña Colicuadrada'}[14].
  • Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'MUSARAÑA COLICUADRADA'}[15].
  • Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'musaraigne carrelet'}[16].
  • Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'MUSARAIGNE CARRELET'}[17].
  • Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common Shrew'}[18].
  • Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eurasian Shrew'}[19].
  • Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eurasian Common Shrew'}[20].
  • Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Waldspitzmaus'}[21].
  • Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Eurasische Waldspitzmaus'}[22].
  • Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'gewone bosspitsmuis'}[23].
  • Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common shrew'}[24].
  • Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'metsäpäästäinen'}[25].
  • Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'krattspissmus'}[26].
  • Common shrew is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'murgañu euroasiáticu'}[27].

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Classification

Common shrew's scientific name is Sorex araneus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Sorex[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Musaraña Colicuadrada'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'musaraigne carrelet'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eurasian Shrew'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eurasian Common Shrew'}[20], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Waldspitzmaus'}[21].

Identifiers

Common shrew's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46414[28]. Common shrew's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 42254[29]. Common shrew's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 124497[30]. Common shrew's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8316400[31]. Common shrew's ITIS TSN is recorded as 633779[32].

Why It Matters

Common shrew ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (819 views/month, #1,522 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'avk', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons',
    Has characteristic → viviparity
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 24d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common shrew'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Musaraña Colicuadrada'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'MUSARAÑA COLICUADRADA'} +14
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P1843]]: musaraigne carrelet"
  3. 29d ago · Iketsi · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common shrew'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Musaraña Colicuadrada'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'MUSARAÑA COLICUADRADA'} +14
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: ryjówka aksamitna"
  4. 7w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i45260
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 01894671-n
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  5. 15w ago · TadejM · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common shrew'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Musaraña Colicuadrada'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'MUSARAÑA COLICUADRADA'} +14
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: navadna rovka"
  6. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gestation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+20'}
    Parent taxon → Sorex
    Diel cycle → diurnality
    Instance of → taxon
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007563693605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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