Crocidura tenuis

(S. Müller in Temminck, 1840)

Timor 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

Temminck, C.J. 1840-04-24. No. 2. Introduction, pp. 9-57; Mammalia, pls. 4-6, 8-12; Reptilia, pl. 4; Pisces, pl. 1 in Temminck, C.J. 1839-1845. Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen. Zoologie. S. en J. Luchtmans en C. C. van der Hoek, Leiden, not continuously paginated pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50103233 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50103275

Original name as described

Sorex tenuis

Other common names

Timor Shrew · Thin Shrew

Type material

RMNH.MAM.24665.a, RMNH.MAM.24665.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.24665.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.24665.b

Type locality

Timor, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · East Timor

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004018

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 macklotii

Jentink, 1888

Family

Soricidae

Root name

macklotii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.24664.a, RMNH.MAM.24664.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.24664.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.24664.b

Authority page

164

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9622475

Authority publication

Notes from the Leyden Museum

Name usages

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

Sorex tenuis

(S. Müller in Temminck, 1840)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

tenuis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.24665.a, RMNH.MAM.24665.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.24665.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.24665.b

Authority page

26, 50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50103233 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50103275

Authority publication

Leiden

Crocidura tenuis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Soricidae

Root name

tenuis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

31

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5619/115077931) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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