Laxmann's shrew (Sorex caecutiens) occurs from Europe to East Asia.
Its upperparts are gray-brown and its underside is light gray. The long tail is brown above, paler below, and dark at the tip.
In a laboratory comparison using the Hokkaido subspecies S. c. saevus, activity increased at night, and it showed a stronger nocturnal tendency than S. unguiculatus in that study.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.