Suncus mertensi

Kock, 1974

Flores 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

Kock, D. 1974. Eine neue Suncus-Art von Flores, Kleine Sunda-Inseln (Mammalia: Insectivora). Senckenbergiana biologica 55(4-6):197-203.

Original name as described

Suncus mertensi

Other common names

Flores Pygmy Shrew

Type material

SMF:MAMM:18399

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Rana Mese (near Ruteng), Flores, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004065

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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.

Suncus mertensi

Kock, 1974

Family

Soricidae

Root name

mertensi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:18399

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

198

Authority publication

Senckenbergiana biologica

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:463) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21146/115160697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Suncus mertensis

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Soricidae

Root name

mertensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

100

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

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