Surdisorex norae

O. Thomas, 1906

Aberdare Mole Shrew

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1906-09-01. Two new genera of small mammals discovered by Mrs. Holms-Tarn in British East Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)18(105):222-226.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366484

Original name as described

Surdisorex Norae

Other common names

Aberdare Shrew

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1906.7.8.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b405af2b-4299-424c-8057-61bb470cc20d

Type locality

"East side of the Aberdare range, near Nyeri, British East Africa [= Kenya]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Kenya

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004110

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.

Surdisorex Norae

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Soricidae

Root name

norae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.7.8.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b405af2b-4299-424c-8057-61bb470cc20d

Authority page

223

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366484

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Happold & Happold (2013:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21134/115160143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Myosorex narae

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

narae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

32

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Myosorex norae

(Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

norae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

88

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

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