Soricinae
- Anourosoricini
- Blarinini
- Nectogalini
- Notiosoricini
- Soricini
- Blarinellini
- Eurasian Water Shrew Neomys fodiens
A shrew that lives beside fresh water and dives to search for prey.
- Eurasian Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus
This small shrew has a long, pointed snout and very small eyes and ears. In Britain it occurs in places with grass, leaf litter, or other ground cover.
- Laxmann's shrew Sorex caecutiens
Laxmann's shrew (Sorex caecutiens) occurs from Europe to East Asia.
- Mediterranean Water Shrew Neomys anomalus
The Mediterranean water shrew is a small shrew associated with water. Its dark back and white underside stand out, while its close relative can look almost identical.
- Common Shrew Sorex araneus
The common shrew occurs from Europe east to Lake Baikal. It has a differently colored back, flanks, and underside, and searches woodland, grassland, and other habitats for invertebrates.
- Crowned Shrew Sorex coronatus
The crowned shrew is a medium-sized shrew with three areas of color on its back, sides, and underside. In northern Iberia, it searches for small invertebrates in forests and open places with moist soil.
- Cinereus Shrew Sorex cinereus
The cinereus shrew is widespread in northern North America and is often found in moist places such as forests and river or lake edges. It is active at night and feeds mainly on invertebrates.
- Mexican Giant Shrew Megasorex gigas
The Mexican giant shrew is known only from Mexico. A small number of collection records place it along damp streams and in forests with fallen logs and rocks.
- Ornate Shrew Sorex ornatus
This shrew inhabits low elevations, riparian grasslands, and brushy sites in California. It searches beneath leaf litter and rocks for insects and other invertebrates by day and night.
- Arctic Shrew Sorex arcticus
The Arctic shrew lives in moist grasslands and wetlands. Its winter coat has three distinct color zones.
- Southern Short-tailed Shrew Blarina carolinensis
The Southern Short-tailed Shrew is marked by small eyes and a long, mobile snout. It uses moist woodland floor habitat and burrows or surface nests.
- Transcaucasian Water Shrew Neomys teres
The Transcaucasian Water Shrew is a semiaquatic shrew found in the Black Sea highlands of Turkey. It usually favors the edges of small streams and creeks.
