Cinereus shrew

American mask shrew ( Sorex cinereus )

The American mask Rotzahnspitzmaus ( Sorex cinereus ) is a species of the genus Rotzahnspitzmäuse. She is a Nearctic species in contrast to the Eurasian mask Rotzahnspitzmaus and is considered the most common of its genus in the Nearctic. Their occurrence ranges from the west coast of Alaska, the Aleutian Islands and the Brooks Range to the south coast of Hudson Bay. To their area of ​​distribution include regions that are partially above the Arctic Circle. It is thus one of the few insectivores, which belong to the fauna of the Arctic. Unlike the closely related Sorex ugyunak are their habitat especially the boreal forests.

The body length of this shrew is included tail 75-125 mm. Your weight is between 2.5 and 5.5 grams. Your body top is brown to gray- brown. The body bottom is slightly lighter.