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*Association for Nature “Wolf”, Twardorzeczka 229, 34-324 Lipowa, Poland; e-mail: rwm@autograf.pl **Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, 02-096 Warszawa, Poland; e-mail: kornel.kurek@biol.uw.edu.pl, Abstract: During a study conducted in 2002–2008 the following 6 species of shrews were recorded in the Silesian Beskid Mts. (Western Carpathians, S Poland): Sorex araneus , S. minutus , S. alpinus , Neomys fodiens , N. anomalus and Crocidura suaveolens . The most widespread was S. araneus (63.4% of locations), followed by S. alpinus (13.4%), S. minutus (12.2%), N. fodiens (7.3%), N. anomalus (2.4%) and C. suaveolens (1.2%). Among dead shrews (n=47) S. araneus comprised 56.6%, S. minutus 21.7%, S. alpinus 10.9%, C. suaveolens 4.3%, N. anomalus 4.3% and N. fodiens 2.2%. During capture with live traps only S. araneus was recorded, constituting 2.5% of all small mammals captured. It was most frequently caught in deforested areas. Key words: shrew fauna, Carpathians, mountains |
