AnAge entry for Sorex fumeus

Classification (HAGRID: 03227)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Soricomorpha
                Family: Soricidae
                    Genus: Sorex
Species: Sorex fumeus
Common name: Smoky shrew

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Although they become independent in about one month [0499], these animals do not normally reproduce in their first year. Their longevity in captivity is unknown, but their lifespan in the wild is short, probably less than 1.4 years [0610].

No information on metabolism is available.

[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0499] Pennsylvania Game Commission - State Wildlife Management Agency