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Shrews, Moles, Hedgehogs, and Allies

Eulipotyphla · 5 species · 2 families

In Québec, the order Eulipotyphla brings together 5 species of mammals, in 2 families. The stars? Northern Short-tailed Shrew, Star-nosed Mole and Cinereus Shrew, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 5 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale5
  2. Mauricie5
  3. Estrie5
  4. Outaouais5
  5. Laurentides5
  6. Montérégie5
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  9. Montréal4
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  11. Côte-Nord4
  12. Nord-du-Québec4
  13. Lanaudière4
  14. Centre-du-Québec4
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  16. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  17. Laval2

Shrews, Moles, Hedgehogs, and Allies 5

Eulipotyphla
All91Carnivora30Artiodactyla25Rodentia18Chiroptera8Eulipotyphla5Lagomorpha4Didelphimorphia1
Family
All5Soricidae3Talpidae2
Northern Short-tailed Shrew590 observations
Star-nosed Mole210 observations
Cinereus Shrew177 observations
Hairy-tailed Mole128 observations
Smoky Shrew40 observations