Nevada mammals

Inyo shrew in Nevada

Sorex tenellus

Native to Nevada S2 Imperiled in Nevada

Not listed as nonindigenous in Nevada by USGS NAS; native to its Nevada range.

IUCN Red List status

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

AI-generated image: Inyo shrew in side profile foraging on wet muddy ground among grasses. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracyAI-generated image: Inyo shrew standing alert on dark wet soil at grass clump base. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy
AI-generated image No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracyInyo shrew in side profile foraging on wet muddy ground among grassesAI-generated image No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracyInyo shrew standing alert on dark wet soil at grass clump base

Inyo shrew in Nevada, by the numbers

Occasional in Nevada 71st most recorded of 142 mammals logged in Nevada

48 occurrence records

48 total records count every Nevada occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the monthly chart covers the 46 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Inyo shrew in Nevada

Most sightings fall in August.

46 Nevada occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly Nevada records (table)
MonthRecords
January1
February0
March0
April1
May0
June8
July6
August29
September0
October0
November0
December1

Monthly inyo shrew occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Nevada.

Seasonality

Year-round in Nevada, with recorded sightings peaking in August.

Occurrence map

Where Inyo shrew has been recorded in Nevada

48 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

48 Nevada records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Great Basin National Park 10

Protected places with the most inyo shrew sightings, from the USGS Protected Areas Database plus named mountain ranges, good spots to look, not a full breakdown, so they don't sum to the total.

Where it's recorded in Nevada

CountyRecords
White Pine County 15
Clark County 14
Mineral County 10
Nye County 6
Lander County 1
Elko County 1
Lyon County 1

The complete county distribution, spread across 7 Nevada counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Nevada records for the inyo shrew are anchored by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and Great Basin National Park. They show where people have reported it, not how many animals live there.

The Nevada records bridge the state’s southern desert country and its higher central or northern ranges. That broad spread matters more than any single hotspot. The strongest reporting falls in summer, when Nevada’s high country is easiest to reach but low deserts are hottest. That may shape where observers submit records.

The file combines 0 research-grade iNaturalist records and 48 GBIF records. Those 48 records measure documented encounters, not Nevada’s population size. It’s native to Nevada. Nevada doesn’t specifically list it under the state’s conservation framework, and the IUCN lists it as Least Concern.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

AI-generated image: Inyo shrew in side profile foraging on wet muddy ground among grasses. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy
Full species profile Inyo shrew Sorex tenellus Size 5.6 cm2.2 in Weight 3–4 g0.1 oz View the full profile

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Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources:

  • GBIFCC-BY 4.0occurrence records behind the range map, elevation, and record counts
  • iNaturalistCC0 / CC-BY / CC-BY-SAobservations, photos, and audio recordings
  • NatureServe ExplorerCC-BYthe state conservation rank
  • IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
  • USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
  • Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
  • USFSpublic domainnational-forest boundaries
  • USGS Protected Areas Databasepublic domainthe named parks, forests, and refuges behind "notable places to look"