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Diets of Sorex unguiculatus Dobson, 1890 and S. caecutiens Laxmann, 1788, two dominant soricine shrews in most habitats in Hokkaido (Japan) were examined. Results showed that Lumbricidae, adult Coleoptera and plant materials were consumed by S. unguiculatus, whereas S. caecutiens fed on mainly adult Coleoptera, Araneae, and Lepidoptera larvae. This result indicates that the former exploits underground microhabitats, while the latter forages for food on the ground surface. Since dominant components in the diet of S. unguiculatus for both the survey areas were similar regardless of the coexistence of S. caecutiens, we concluded that exploitation of underground microhabitats by S. unguiculatus is due to its habitat preference rather than avoidance of interspecific competition with related species. Diets of several soricine shrews in different geographic regions were compared, and the results suggest that larger shrews are more subterranean and thus body size and microhabitat utilization may have evolved as interrelated traits among soricine shrews.

Difference in diets between two species of soricine shrews, Sorex unguiculatus and S. caecutiens