Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus)

Masked Shrew, a reference photo — Photo: Original: rpoort; this edit: MPF · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

The cinereus shrew or masked shrew (Sorex cinereus) is a small shrew found in Alaska, Canada, and the northern United States. This is the most widely distributed shrew in North America, where it is also known as the common shrew.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Masked Shrew being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Sorex minutus
Sorex vagrans
Sorex fumeus
Sorex antinorii
Sorex araneus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Sorex
Species: Sorex cinereus

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