The Ornate Shrew is a small, coastal-California shrew found from the San Francisco Bay south through Baja California. It is associated with moist, dense vegetation in coastal marshes, riparian areas, and chaparral. The salt-marsh subspecies nativitatis is one of California's rarest subspecies and is state-listed as endangered.
Best time to see a Ornate Shrew
The best time to see a Ornate Shrew is February–June, when about 60% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 93 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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