Crocidura tarfayaensis

I. E. Vesmanis & A. Vesmanis, 1980

Saharan 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

Vesmanis, I.E. and Vesmanis, A. 1980-04-30. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Crociduren-Fauna Marokkos. Zoologische Abhandlungen, Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden 36(2):11-80.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783112565162-005

Original name as described

Crocidura tarfayaensis

Other common names

Saharan Shrew · Tarfaya Shrew

Type material

USNM:MAMM:470590

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fe5d7af5-5f8d-435d-afb2-681ca86ef468

Type locality

8 km south Tarfaya, 27°50'N, 12°30'W, Agadir Province, Morocco.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Afrotropic

Country distribution

Morocco · Mauritania

Taxonomy notes

spelling changed from 'tarfayensis' to 'tarfayaensis' to match original description

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004016

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.

Crocidura agadiri

I. E. Vesmanis & A. Vesmanis, 1980

Family

Soricidae

Root name

agadiri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:470588

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c75b96aa-9810-44f2-a73e-6cfb672f38ba

Authority page

67

Authority publication

Zoologische Abhandlungen, Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura gouliminensis

I. E. Vesmanis & A. Vesmanis, 1980

Family

Soricidae

Root name

gouliminensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:482864

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b5c8c60c-cedf-4dea-8050-54a14a1d7d66

Authority page

52

Authority publication

Zoologische Abhandlungen, Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:75) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Crocidura tarfayaensis

I. E. Vesmanis & A. Vesmanis, 1980

Family

Soricidae

Root name

tarfayaensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:470590

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fe5d7af5-5f8d-435d-afb2-681ca86ef468

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Zoologische Abhandlungen, Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004016) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Crocidura tiznitensis

I. E. Vesmanis & A. Vesmanis, 1980

Family

Soricidae

Root name

tiznitensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:470589

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a14e353a-6596-489f-b85c-9d1bb374b22a

Authority page

54

Authority publication

Zoologische Abhandlungen, Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden

Name usages

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

Crocidura tarfayensis

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Soricidae

Root name

tarfayensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

83

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:35) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Hutterer (1993:96) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
  4. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  5. Happold & Happold (2013:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:502) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41361/22308881) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Crocidura tizuitensis

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Soricidae

Root name

tizuitensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

83

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

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