Shrews and Moles
Order: Soricomorpha Family: Soricidae
13 species of shrews occur in California.
| Common Name | Species Name | Status | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lyell Shrew | Sorex lyelli | Endemic Special Concern |
Central Sierra Nevada High elevation |
| Vagrant Shrew | Sorex vagrans | 1 ssp of Special Concern |
North outside Central Valley |
| Montane Shrew | Sorex monticolus | Sierra Nevada and San Bernardino ranges |
|
| Pacific Shrew | Sorex pacificus | Northwest | |
| Ornate Shrew | Sorex ornatus | 5 ssp of Special Concern |
Central and southwest |
| Fog Shrew | Sorex sonomae | Northwest | |
| Inyo Shrew | Sorex tenellus | East central | |
| American Water Shrew | Sorex palustris | Sierra Nevada, Cascades and Coast Ranges above |
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| Preble's Shrew | Sorex preblei | Cascades above 1,200 m (4,000 ft) | |
| Marsh Shrew | Sorex bendirii | Northwest | |
| Trowbridge's Shrew | Sorex trowbridgii | North outside Central Valley |
|
| Merriam's Shrew | Sorex merriami' | Great Basin | |
| Desert (or Crawford's Gray) Shrew | Notiosorex crawfordi | Southern deserts |
Order: Soricomorpha Family: Talpidae
4 species of moles occur in California.
- Shrew-mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii
- Broad-footed Mole, Scapanus latimanus
- Alameda Island Mole, S. latimanus parvus (CDFG special concern; endemic)
- Coast Mole, Scapanus orarius
- Townsend's Mole, Scapanus townsendii
Read more about this topic: List Of Mammals Of California
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“The moles nested in my cellar, nibbling every third potato, and making a snug bed even there of some hair left after plastering and of brown paper; for even the wildest animals love comfort and warmth as well as man, and they survive the winter only because they are so careful to secure them.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)