Crocidura cyanea

(Duvernoy, 1838)

Reddish-gray White-toothed Shrew

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Soricidae
Subfamily : Crocidurinae
Genus : Crocidura

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Duvernoy, G.L. 1838. Supplément au mémoire sur les musaraignes. Mémoires de la Société du muséum d'histoire naturelle de Strasbourg 2(17):1-7.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33962194

Original name as described

Sorex cyaneus

Other common names

Reddish-gray Shrew

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1991-396

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1991-396

Type locality

"La rivière des Elephants, au sud de l'Afrique [= the Elephant River in Southern Africa]." Restricted by G. C. Shortridge in 1942 to "Citrusdal, South Africa."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Zambia · Zimbabwe · Mozambique · Botswana · South Africa · Eswatini · Lesotho · Namibia · Angola

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003872

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Sorex capensoides

(A. Smith, 1833)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

capensoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1845.7.3.38

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2fc218e6-d71c-4e13-90aa-845c88872768

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968178

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex cyaneus

(Duvernoy, 1838)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

cyanea

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1991-396

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1991-396

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33962194

Authority publication

Mémoires de la Société du muséum d'histoire naturelle de Strasbourg

Crocidura pondoensis

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Soricidae

Root name

pondoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 901

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

71

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439529

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura martensii

Dobson, 1890

Family

Soricidae

Root name

martensii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 5588

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

pl. 28 (fig. 15, legend)

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura Capensoïdes

Lesson, 1842

Family

Soricidae

Root name

capensoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

92

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Dollman (1915:516, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256086) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)

Crocidura argentata

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Soricidae

Root name

argentata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

71

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439529

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Dollman (1915:514, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256084) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)

Crocidura cyanea

Dollman, 1915

Family

Soricidae

Root name

cyanea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

514

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256084

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Dollman (1915:514, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256084) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:72) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  5. Happold & Happold (2013:68) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003872) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40625/115176043) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Crocidura hirta pondoensis

Dollman, 1915

Family

Soricidae

Root name

pondoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

512

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256082

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Dollman (1915:512, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)

Sorex capensis

(Smuts, 1832)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088729

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex concolor

(A. Smith, 1836)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

concolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

43

Authority publication

Cape Town

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex infumatus

(J. A. Wagner, 1841)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

infumata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

76

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31062705

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex argentatus

(Sundevall, 1860)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

argentata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

16

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura Martensi

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Soricidae

Root name

martensi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439530

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:72, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439530) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Dollman (1915:514, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256084) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)

Crocidura martensi vryburgensis

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Soricidae

Root name

vryburgensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

313

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

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