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Sorex longirostris
Southeastern Shrew
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sorex longirostris Bachman, 1837
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Southeastern Shrew
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Subclass Theria, Order Eulipotyphla, Family Soricidae, Genus Sorex, Species Sorex longirostris


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S4; VA: S5
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
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Booker T. Washington National Monument	Buffalo National River
Canaveral National Seashore	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield	National Capital Parks-East
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Vicksburg National Military Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	8/22/2018

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 2:20:47 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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