Diplomesodon pulchellus
(H. Lichtenstein, 1823)
Piebald Shrew
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Family | : Soricidae |
| Subfamily | : Crocidurinae |
| Genus | : Diplomesodon |
Species status
Authority citation
Lichtenstein, H. 1823. Naturhistorischer Anhang. Pp. 113–150 in Eversmann, E. (eds.). Reise von Orenburg nach Buchara. E. H. G. Christiani, Berlin, 150 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60405165Original name as described
Sorex pulchellus
Other common names
Turkestan Desert Shrew
Type material
ZMB 680
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
east bank of Ural River, Kazakhstan.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Russia · Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · Turkmenistan
Taxonomy notes
spelling -um to -us according to HMW8 to match original description; tentatively includes the recently described sonnerati
Taxonomy notes citation
Cheke, A. (2011). Sonnerat's shrew—evidence for a new and possibly extinct species in an early 19th century manuscript (Mammalia: Soricidae). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 108(2), 95. · Wilson D.E. & Mittermeier R.A. 2018. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 8. Insectivores, Colugos, and Sloths. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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