PL
W pracy przedstawiono aktualne dane dotyczące występowania ryjówkowatych w Tatrach polskich i u ich podnóży. W latach 1993–2012 odnotowano na 124 stanowiskach 301 osobników należących do pięciu gatunków ryjówkowatych: ryjówki aksamitnej Sorex araneus, ryjówki malutkiej S. minutus, ryjówki alpejskiej S. alpinus, rzęsorka rzeczka Neomys fodiens i rzęsorka mniejszego N. anomalus. Najpospolitszym gatunkiem była ryjówka aksamitna, którą wykazano na 64 stanowiskach (208 osobników). Znacznie rzadziej stwierdzana była ryjówka malutka (34 stanowiska i 61 osobników) i ryjówka górska (19 osobników w 16 miejscach). Rzęsorek rzeczek (11 osobników) obserwowany był na ośmiu stanowiskach zlokalizowanych w sąsiedztwie górskich potoków. Tylko dwukrotnie u podnóża Tatr, przy wlocie Doliny Strążyskiej (885 m n.p.m.) i na Polanie Zazadniej (910 m) został stwierdzony rzęsorek mniejszy
EN
During a study conducted in 2004–2012 in the Polish Tatra Mts. and adjacent regions, the following five species of shrews were recorded: Sorex araneus, S. minutus, S. alpinus, Neomys fodiens, and N. anomalus. The information gathered concerned 301 shrews at 124 sites. The most abundant was S. araneus (69% of all recorded shrews), followed by S. minutus (20%), S. alpinus (6%), N. fodiens (4%) and N. anomalus (1%). S. araneus represented 70% of all small mammals caught in live traps, S. minutus − 24%, S. alpinus − 4%, and N. fodiens − 2%. Gathering dead individuals found on tracks and paths as well as bone remnants in the caves turned out to be an effcient method that complemented the faunistic data. Thusly collected information constitutes almost half of all the site related data. S. araneus represented 70% of dead shrews, S. minutus − 4%, S. alpinus − 16%, N. anomalus − 7% and N. fodiens − 4%. Among the dead animals 16% constitute individuals that were found in the bottles and canes which precluded them from getting out of the containers thrown away by people. Remains of S. araneus (8 individuals), S. minutus (5 individuals), S. alpinus (2 individuals) were collected from the cave sediments. All of the species were found in the area of lower and upper wooded hills. Common shrew and pygmy shrew were more prevalent in the dwarf mountain pine floor. These were the only two species recorded in the alpine zone. Common shrew was found starting from the foot of the Tatra mountains to the dome of the Kasprowy Wierch and Beskid. The highest sites found were recorded at the Kopa Kondracka (1950 m a.s.l.) and in the Wielka Litworowa Cave (1906 m a.s.l.). Vertical span range of the pygmy shrew was slightly smaller. The highest located sites were recorded in the Małołącka Cave (1873 m a.s.l.) and Lejbusiowa Cave (1813 m a.s.l.). The highest site of the alpine shrew was located at the Green Pond (1680 m a.s.l.). The highest site of the Eurasian water shrew was recorded in the stream below the Green Pond (1660 m a.s.l.). Mediterranean water shrew was recorded only at the Polana Zazadnia (910 m a.s.l.) and outside the Tatra National Park at the inlet of the Strążyska Valley