Where does the common shrew live?
Sorex araneus has 119,236 records in 46 countries and territories, from 1796 to 2026. Most records come from Poland.
- 119,236 records
- 46 places
- 170 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaSoricomorphaSoricidaeSorex
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
17962026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 35,122 | |
| Finland | 20,108 | |
| United Kingdom | 17,013 | |
| Norway | 9,754 | |
| Netherlands | 7,409 | |
| Sweden | 5,278 | |
| Russia | 4,597 | |
| Denmark | 4,349 | |
| France | 3,648 | |
| Germany | 2,247 | |
| Ukraine | 2,093 | |
| Switzerland | 1,903 | |
| Belgium | 1,496 | |
| Austria | 1,273 | |
| Estonia | 1,018 | |
| Spain | 422 | |
| Luxembourg | 404 | |
| Bulgaria | 174 | |
| Italy | 99 | |
| Hungary | 92 | |
| Romania | 80 | |
| Andorra | 78 | |
| Czechia | 66 | |
| Slovakia | 65 | |
| Croatia | 64 | |
| Serbia | 61 | |
| Slovenia | 56 | |
| Åland Islands | 52 | |
| Liechtenstein | 50 | |
| Lithuania | 42 | |
| ZZ | 41 | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 19 | |
| Moldova | 13 | |
| Belarus | 12 | |
| Montenegro | 10 | |
| Latvia | 8 | |
| North Macedonia | 6 | |
| Mongolia | 3 | |
| Kosovo | 3 | |
| United States | 2 |
Showing the top 40 of 46 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Soricidae.
Lesser White Toothed Shrew
6,716 records
Asian house shrew
5,026 records
African giant shrew
3,356 records
Johnston's Forest Shrew
1,352 records
Dramatic Shrew
1,156 records
Fraser's Musk Shrew
922 records
Forest Muskshrew
742 records
Mouse-tailed Shrew
681 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.