Soriculus nigrescens

(J. E. Gray, 1842)

Himalayan Large-clawed Shrew

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1842-12-01. Descriptions of some new genera and fifty unrecorded species of Mammalia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1)10(65):255-267.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324285

Original name as described

Corsira nigrescens

Other common names

Sikkim Large-clawed Shrew · Himalayan Shrew

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1842.4.29.65, BMNH:Mamm:1843.5.31.25

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/40e9cc38-ffe9-4cce-9824-67214378c185 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fe9ed847-7288-4343-96e5-a7b72eda873e

Type locality

"India."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

Bhutan · India · Nepal · China · Myanmar?

Taxonomy notes

previously included S. minor and populations now attributed to S. medogensis and S. nivatus

Taxonomy notes citation

Jiang, H., Fu, C., Tang, K., Li, F., Faiz, A. U. H., Guo, K., ... & Chen, S. (2023). Molecular phylogenetics and diversity of the Himalayan shrew (Soriculus nigrescens Gray, 1842)(Eulipotyphla, Soricidae) in Southwest China. Zootaxa, 5263(1), 61-78. · Chen, Z., Pei, X., Hu, J., Song, W., Khanal, L., Li, Q., & Jiang, X. (2023). Multilocus phylogeny and morphological analyses illuminate overlooked diversity of Soriculus (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae), with descriptions of two new endemic species from the eastern Himalayas. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, zlad131.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004206

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Corsira nigrescens

(J. E. Gray, 1842)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

nigrescens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.4.29.65, BMNH:Mamm:1843.5.31.25

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/40e9cc38-ffe9-4cce-9824-67214378c185 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fe9ed847-7288-4343-96e5-a7b72eda873e

Authority page

261

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324285

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Kelaart (1852:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67270)
  2. Blyth (1853:409, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40267895) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67348)

Sorex sikimensis

(Horsfield, 1851)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

sikimensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.482

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/92f8a058-2345-4f6d-a443-a1f131b8d383

Authority page

136

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23832433

Authority publication

London

Soriculus nigrescens caurinus

Hinton, 1922

Family

Soricidae

Root name

caurinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.7.10.245

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3d36e1ff-53fb-4ef8-9aa3-09ecaec923ff

Authority page

1054

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52170706

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Soriculus nigrescens pahari

Hinton, 1922

Family

Soricidae

Root name

pahari

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.9.1.56

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4bc83d86-9830-4333-a070-9c6d846da75d

Authority page

1053

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52170705

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Soriculus nigrescens centralis

Hinton, 1922

Family

Soricidae

Root name

centralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.5.16.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/598f3dfe-393d-4db1-acc7-5af0d03c62f2

Authority page

1054

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52170706

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Soriculus nigrescens

E. Blyth, 1863

Family

Soricidae

Root name

nigrescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

86

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534767

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:86, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41434/22319613) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Soriculus nigrescens nigrescens

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

nigrescens

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 (2008:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex aterrimus

(E. Blyth, 1843)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

aterrimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

928

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40060917

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex Sikimensis

(Horsfield, 1849)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

sikimensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

203

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22065738

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex aterrimus

(E. Blyth, 1855)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

aterrimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

733 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40269953

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Sorex holosericeus

(J. E. Gray, 1863)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

holosericeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

9

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex oligurus

(J. E. Gray, 1863)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

oligurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

8

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

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