Crocidura mariquensis

(A. Smith, 1844)

Swamp 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

Smith, A. 1844-10. [Part XXI]. in Smith, A. 1848. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa. Smith, Elder and Co., London, pl. 1-53 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577881

Original name as described

Sorex mariquensis

Other common names

Swamp Musk Shrew

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1845.7.3.37, BMNH:Mamm:1845.7.3.40

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8e5489d2-5b66-47c4-be7f-7fcb2ae2116c https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a7bfc1d4-3bf5-4505-b9d5-78368d3387ac

Type locality

"A wooded ravine near the Tropic of Capricorn." Clarified by N. J. Dippenaar in 1979 as Marico River near its junction with Limpopo River, North West Province, South Africa, based on lectotype selection.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Zambia · Angola · Botswana · Namibia · Zimbabwe · South Africa · Eswatini · Mozambique

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003944

Country distribution map

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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 mariquensis

(A. Smith, 1844)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

mariquensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1845.7.3.37, BMNH:Mamm:1845.7.3.40

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8e5489d2-5b66-47c4-be7f-7fcb2ae2116c https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a7bfc1d4-3bf5-4505-b9d5-78368d3387ac

Authority page

pl. 44 (fig. 1)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577881

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Smith (1844:pl. 44 (fig. 1), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577881) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67656)
  2. Murray (1866:343, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Crocidura pilosa

Dobson, 1890

Family

Soricidae

Root name

pilosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 6200

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

496

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27659655

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Dollman (1915:515, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256085) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)
  2. Hayman (1963:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura sylvia

O. Thomas & Schwann, 1906

Family

Soricidae

Root name

sylvia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.4.3.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a5a95427-882d-49f8-8c6c-8451cff1ae7d

Authority page

587

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208306

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Dollman (1915:517, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256087) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura neavei

Wroughton, 1907

Family

Soricidae

Root name

neavei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.11.12

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/21aa291e-ac39-4f91-bed0-33f63e1f3c3e

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34063313

Authority publication

Manchester Memoir

Name usages

  1. Wroughton (1907:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34063313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68769)
  2. Dollman (1915:517, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256087) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)
  3. Hill & Carter (1941:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)

Crocidura mariquensis

Dollman, 1915

Family

Soricidae

Root name

mariquensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

513

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256083

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Dollman (1915:513, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256083) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19667)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Hutterer (1993:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
  6. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  7. Happold & Happold (2013:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003944) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41334/115179070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Crocidura shortridgei

St. Leger, 1932

Family

Soricidae

Root name

shortridgei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1932.6.7.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aa0fa6af-9c7b-4002-9e0b-08852c87449b

Authority page

84

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Shortridge (1934:35) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  2. Hill & Carter (1941:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)

Crocidura mariquensis mariquensis

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

mariquensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Crocidura mariquensis neavei

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

neavei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Crocidura mariquensis shortridgei

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

shortridgei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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