Sorex sonomae (fog shrew)
Specimen Images | ST5 |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Eulipotyphla |
| Family | Soricidae |
| Genus | Sorex |
| Species | Sorex sonomae |
| Common | fog shrew |
| Diet | Insectivore; invertebrates |
| Habitat | Riparian and moist areas in forest; coarse woody debris along streams. Range limited to western Oregon and California. |
| Description | Order recently changed from Soricomorpha to Eulipotyphla. Large shrew, pale, reddish-brown, long tail. Pacific shrew (S. pacificus) is indistinguishable in the field from the fog shrew. |
| Skull Characteristics | Members of the family Soricidae have red pigment on the teeth. |
| Notes | Links to more species information:
Smithsonian |