Blarina carolinensis

(Bachman, 1837)

Southern Short-tailed Shrew

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Soricidae
Subfamily : Soricinae
Tribe : Blarinini
Genus : Blarina

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Bachman, J. 1837. Some remarks on the genus Sorex, with a monograph of the North American species. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7(2):362-402.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24677038

Original name as described

Sorex Carolinensis

Other common names

Carolina Short-eared Shrew

Type material

USNM:MAMM:574157

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a5a1962a-79a6-4d27-b240-06a5baaff00a

Type locality

"upper and maritime districts of South Carolina," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(VA,NC,SC,MO,IL,KY,TN,AR,GA,FL,AL,MS,LA,TX)

Taxonomy notes

may include B. peninsulae and previously included B. shermani

Taxonomy notes citation

Benedict, R. A., Genoways, H. H., & Choate, J. R. (2006). Taxonomy of short-tailed shrews (genus Blarina) in Florida. Mammalogy Papers: University of Nebraska State Museum, 103.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004121

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.

Blarina brevicauda minima

Lowery, 1943

Family

Soricidae

Root name

minima

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

LSUMZ:Mamm:2196

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/lsumz/mammals?id=urn-catalog-lsumz-mammals-2196

Authority page

218

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Louisiana State University

Sorex Carolinensis

(Bachman, 1837)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

carolinensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:574157

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a5a1962a-79a6-4d27-b240-06a5baaff00a

Authority page

366

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24677038

Authority publication

Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Talposorex platyurus

(A. Pomel, 1848)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

platyura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

USNM:MAMM:574157

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a5a1962a-79a6-4d27-b240-06a5baaff00a

Authority page

248

Authority publication

Archives des sciences physiques et naturelles

Blarina carolinensis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Soricidae

Root name

carolinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

27

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:68) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:444) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41452/115187223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Blarina carolinensis carolinensis

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

carolinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:444) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Blarina carolinensis minima

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

minima

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:444) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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