Suncus megalurus

(Jentink, 1888)

Climbing Shrew

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Jentink, F.A. 1888. Zoological researches in Liberia. A list of mammals, collected by J. Büttikofer, C. F. Sala and F. X. Stampfli, with biological observations. Notes from the Leyden Museum 10:1-58.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9622359

Original name as described

Pachyura megalura

Other common names

Climbing Dwarf Shrew

Type material

RMNH.MAM.39039.a, RMNH.MAM.39039.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39039.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39039.b

Type locality

Schlieffelinsville, Junk River, Liberia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Guinea · Sierra Leone · Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Togo · Benin? · Nigeria · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Uganda · Kenya · Rwanda · Burundi? · Tanzania · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Zimbabwe · Angola

Taxonomy notes

changed from 'megalura' to 'megalurus' for gender agreement

Taxonomy notes citation

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

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004064

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. 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.

Myosorex (?) sorella

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

sorella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.10.1.64

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

930

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988169

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1898:930, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988169) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sylvisorex gemmeus irene

(O. Thomas, 1915)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

irene

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.12.3.56

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bc0b2ea8-2b7a-4bf8-8ce8-fca025d09685

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131248

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Sylvisorex gemmeus infuscus

(O. Thomas, 1915)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

infuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.9.12.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c088a275-188c-4ff1-9e20-53e6a601b4e6

Authority page

152

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131249

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Sylvisorex gemmeus sheppardi

(P. S. Kershaw, 1921)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

sheppardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.8.30.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/21c905fa-a892-4e81-acf8-feda7d557e8f

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42307637

Authority publication

Annals of the Durban Museum

Name usages

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

Sylvisorex sorella phaeopus

(Osgood, 1936)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

phaeopus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:28385

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=acb012a0-466a-4da2-b467-4c96f71bbf65

Authority page

219

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778313

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

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

Pachyura megalura

(Jentink, 1888)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

megalurus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.39039.a, RMNH.MAM.39039.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39039.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39039.b

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9622359

Authority publication

Notes from the Leyden Museum

Sylvisorex angolensis

(A. Roberts, 1929)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 5226

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

84

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Sylvisorex gemmeus

(E. Heller, 1910)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

gemmeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:164644

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/392de2c46-f146-4930-a4af-488037c5baef

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8813423

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Sylvisorex sorella

(O. Thomas, 1907)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

sorella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

118

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51228875

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1907:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51228875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17638)

Sylvisorex megalura

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

megalura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

32

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Suncus megalura

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

megalura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Happold & Happold (2013:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41446/22288732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Suncus megalurus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

megalurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

466

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:466) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Sylvisorex sorelloides

(Lönnberg, 1912)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

sorelloides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18638824

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

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