Educational resources on Ornate Shrew

Ornate Shrew or Sorex ornatus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Ornate Shrew

Academic web links for the Ornate Shrew.

6. Buena Vista Lake Shrew (Sorex ornatus relictus)
During hot weather in dry habitats, the ornate shrew may restrict its daytime activity to burrows of other animals (Pearson 1959). Activity Cycle.--
esrp.csustan.edu/publications/pubhtml.php?doc=sjvrp&file=chapter02M06.html

North American Mammals: Sorex ornatus
Since the Ornate Shrew is grayish-brown, with paler grayish underparts, and is small and inconspicuous overall, one may wonder about the inspiration for its name.
www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=324

North American Mammals: Search Results
Sorex ornatus (Ornate Shrew) Sorex pacificus (Pacific Shrew) Sorex palustris (Water Shrew) Sorex preblei (Preble's Shrew)
www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_menu.cfm?order=6

Protected Species
3) Monterey ornate shrew (Sorex ornatus salarius) Description: This small mammal has a grayish brown back and a slightly paler stomach. The tail is dark brown, being darkest at the
ucreserve.ucsc.edu/FortOrd/protectedspecies.html

Species Profile
It is a subspecies of the ornate shrew, S. ornatus. In general, shrews are tiny mammals with beadlike eyes and a long, pointed nose. Though they can smell, feel, and see well, they
esrp.csustan.edu/speciesprofiles/profile.php?sp=soor

ADW: Sorex: Classification
... Sorex ornatus (ornate shrew)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Sorex.html

Sedgwick Mammals
Sorex ornatus (ornate shrew) Ursus americanus (black bear) Procyon lotor (raccoon) Mustela frenata (long-tailed weasel) Taxidea taxus (badger)
www.nceas.ucsb.edu/~burton/Mamm.html

Luiseno Ethnozoology
Sorex ornatus: ornate shrew : Notiosorex crawfordi: gray shrew : Talpidae: Scapanus latimanus: Ca. mole: pahmumkul
daphne.palomar.edu/scrout/luisenoz.htm

Mammal Species of Cal Poly Pomona
Sorex ornatus-ornate shrew (rare) Family Talpidae-moles Scapanus latimanus-broad-footed mole (common) Order Chiroptera-bats (Most of these bats have not been observed on campus
www.csupomona.edu/~jcclark/wildlands/lists/mammlist.html

Putah-Cache
Compiled by Melanie Allen Truan (Putah Cache Bioregion Project) and Ron Cole (Museum ... Ornate Shrew (Sorex ornatus) - rare
bioregion.ucdavis.edu/where/mammal.html