The smoky shrew (Sorex fumeus) is a medium-sized North American shrew found in eastern Canada and the northeastern United States and further south along the Appalachian Mountains.
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Subspecies
This species has two recognized subspecies: It also consumes plant material to supplement its diet. Predators include owls, snakes, foxes, weasels, and mustelids.
Reproduction
Smoky shrews start mating in late March, and females give birth to their first litters in April or May, about 20 days after mating. They mate again as soon as the first litter is born, and they may have two more litters, each about a month apart, if the female lives long enough. Each litter has two to eight pups, normally six. In one month, the offspring weigh around 4 grams which is half of the adult weight.