Common shrew  (Sorex araneus)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Insectivora
Family Soricidae
Genus Sorex (1)
Size Head-body length: 48 - 80 mm (2)
Tail length: 24 - 44 mm (3)
Weight 5-14 g (2)
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Status

Partially protected in the UK under Schedule 6 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 (3). Listed under Schedule III of the Bern Convention, and classified as a Species of Conservation Concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, although not a priority species (4).