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Scientific Name
Sorex palustris
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sorex palustris Richardson, 1828
Park
Yellowstone National Park (YELL)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderEulipotyphla
FamilySoricidae
SubfamilySoricinae
TribeSoricini
GenusSorex
SpeciesSorex palustris
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Water shrews are habitat specialists on clear, high elevation streams and have been reported in much lower numbers than the common shrews (Clark 1973).; Data Source: Doug Keinath-Lead Zoologist-Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BCI
Created Date
3/22/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Rob Daley, GRYN Data Manager
Last Modified Date
5/3/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Streubel, 1989
Other Parks
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS)
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (APPA)
Bandelier National Monument (BAND)
Big Hole National Battlefield (BIHO)
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (BLCA)
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Capitol Reef National Park (CARE)
Cedar Breaks National Monument (CEBR)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Mount Rainier National Park (MORA)
Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Curecanti National Recreation Area (CURE)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (LARO)
Grand Teton National Park (GRTE)
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (GRSA)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
Glacier National Park (GLAC)
Grand Portage National Monument (GRPO)
Crater Lake National Park (CRLA)
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site (GRKO)
Great Basin National Park (GRBA)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH)
Zion National Park (ZION)
Yosemite National Park (YOSE)
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Shenandoah National Park (SHEN)
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI)
Voyageurs National Park (VOYA)
Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO)
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (SACN)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Valles Caldera National Preserve (VALL)
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