Sorex araneus Linnaeus, 1758
(Common Shrew, Eurasian Common Shrew)

Interactions where Sorex araneus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
has blood sucked by Minor Hystrichopsylla talpae ssp talpae Mole Flea Siphonaptera: Hystrichopsyllidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Siphonaptera/Hystrichopsyllidae/Hystrichopsylla talpae subsp. talpae/Hystrichopsylla talpae subsp. talpaemole flea Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Soricidae/Sorex araneus/Sorex araneuscommon shrew, eurasian common shrewMinor sucks the blood of
mesentery mesentery accommodates encapsulated cystacanth UK/Ireland Centrorhynchus aluconis a thorny-headed worm The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Centrorhynchus aluconis/Centrorhynchus aluconisa thorny-headed wormencapsulatedcystacanth Animal / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Soricidae/Sorex araneus/Sorex araneuscommon shrew, eurasian common shrewmesentery encapsulated cystacanth rests inside mesentery
oesophagus oesophagus is endoparasitised by fluke UK/Ireland Brachylaima oesophagei a trematode Diplostomida: Brachylaimidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Brachylaimidae/Brachylaima oesophagei/Brachylaima oesophageia trematodefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Soricidae/Sorex araneus/Sorex araneuscommon shrew, eurasian common shrewoesophagus fluke endoparasitises oesophagus
small intestine small intestine is endoparasitised by tapeworm UK/Ireland Choanotaenia crassiscolex a tapeworm Cyclophyllidea: Dilepididae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Dilepididae/Choanotaenia crassiscolex/Choanotaenia crassiscolexa tapewormtapeworm Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Soricidae/Sorex araneus/Sorex araneuscommon shrew, eurasian common shrewsmall intestine tapeworm endoparasitises small intestine
stomach stomach is endoparasitised by fluke UK/Ireland Brachylaima oesophagei a trematode Diplostomida: Brachylaimidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Brachylaimidae/Brachylaima oesophagei/Brachylaima oesophageia trematodefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Soricidae/Sorex araneus/Sorex araneuscommon shrew, eurasian common shrewstomach fluke endoparasitises stomach

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on ParasitesField Studies 3: 681-718.

Sorex araneus (Common Shrew, Eurasian Common Shrew) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSorex araneus (Common Shrew, Eurasian Common Shrew)
GenusSorex (shrews)
FamilySORICIDAE (shrews)
OrderINSECTIVORA (insectivores)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sorex araneus (Common Shrew, Eurasian Common Shrew)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Perrow, M. & Jowitt, A. 2003 Wetlands as an important habitat for small mammals British Wildlife Vol 14, No. 3: 171-179.

Sorex araneus (Common Shrew, Eurasian Common Shrew) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sorex araneus (Common Shrew, Eurasian Common Shrew):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 7 images of Sorex araneus (Common Shrew, Eurasian Common Shrew)
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