Episoriculus baileyi

(O. Thomas, 1914)

Bailey's Brown-toothed Shrew

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1914-03-31. A new Soriculus from the Mishmi Hills. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 22(4):683.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30155720

Original name as described

Soriculus baileyi

Other common names

Bailey's Long-tailed Shrew

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1914.1.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b0445ace-04e4-46b0-b4e4-ee6cb0e3a3ae

Type locality

"Tsu River. Alt. 7,500' [= 2286 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

China · India · Myanmar · Vietnam

Taxonomy notes

split from E. leucops

Taxonomy notes citation

Motokawa M, Lin LK (2005). Taxonomic status of Soriculus baileyi (Insectivora, Soricidae). Mammal Study 30, 117-24.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004193

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.

Soriculus baileyi

(O. Thomas, 1914)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

baileyi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.1.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b0445ace-04e4-46b0-b4e4-ee6cb0e3a3ae

Authority page

683

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30155720

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Soriculus leucops gongshanensis

(Wang Yingxiang & Jiang in Wang Yingxiang, 2003)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

gongshanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

17

Authority publication

Beijing

Episoriculus leucops baileyi

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

baileyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Episoriculus baileyi

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

baileyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

450

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:450) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. Liu, Wang, Wan, Liao, Chen, Liu & Yue (2025:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68820)

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