AnAge entry for Sorex monticolus

Classification (HAGRID: 02862)

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

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Like in other similar species, females overwinter before breeding. In the wild, they are not expected to live more than 1.5 years, which means that there is a yearly population turnover [0632].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0678] Symonds (1999), Life histories of the Insectivora: the role of phylogeny, metabolism, and sex differences
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0632] Smith and Belk (1996), Sorex monticolus
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data