Myosorex tenuis

O. Thomas & Schwann, 1905

Thin Mouse Shrew

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. and Schwann, H. 1905-06-01. The Rudd Exploration of South Africa.—II. List of mammals from the Wakkerstroom District, south-eastern Transvaal. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1905-I(1):129-138.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31856657

Original name as described

Myosorex tenuis

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1904.9.1.22

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e95d8312-bfa3-47c2-b344-a9f34fa925a8

Type locality

"Zuurbron, Wakkerstroom Highlands [Transvaal, South Africa]; alt. 1600 m."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa · Eswatini

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004107

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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.

Myosorex tenuis

O. Thomas & Schwann, 1905

Family

Soricidae

Root name

tenuis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.9.1.22

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e95d8312-bfa3-47c2-b344-a9f34fa925a8

Authority page

131

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31856657

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Hutterer (1993:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  4. Happold & Happold (2013:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/110662121/22287436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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