Sorex albibarbis

(Cope, 1862)

Eastern Water Shrew

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Soricidae
Subfamily : Soricinae
Tribe : Soricini
Genus : Sorex
Subgenus : Otisorex

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Cope, E.D. 1862-08-01. On _Neosorex albibarbis_. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14(5):188-189.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1951660

Original name as described

Neosorex albibarbis

Type material

USNM:MAMM:11239 (= USNM:MAMM:A38743)

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d181f0c5-3713-4d8e-8195-0df580a2f484

Type locality

"Profile Lake, in the Franconia Mountains [Grafton Co.], New Hampshire," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(ME,NH,VT,CT,MA,RI,NY,PA,NJ,MD,WV,VA,KY,NC)

Taxonomy notes

split from S. palustris

Taxonomy notes citation

Hope, A. G., Panter, N., Cook, J. A., Talbot, S. L., & Nagorsen, D. W. (2014). Multilocus phylogeography and systematic revision of North American water shrews (genus: Sorex). Journal of Mammalogy, 95(4), 722-738.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004213

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.

Neosorex albibarbis

(Cope, 1862)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

albibarbis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:11239 (= USNM:MAMM:A38743)

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d181f0c5-3713-4d8e-8195-0df580a2f484

Authority page

188

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1951660

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Sorex (Neosorex) albibarbis

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Soricidae

Root name

albibarbis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

93

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540288

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Miller (1895:46, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14563)
  2. Merriam (1895:93, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14562)
  3. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:9, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785989) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000786) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000786) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Neosorex palustris acadicus

(G. M. Allen, 1915)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

acadicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-2046

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-2046

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3338581

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Sorex palustris gloveralleni

H. H. T. Jackson, 1926

Family

Soricidae

Root name

gloveralleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-2046

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-2046

Authority page

57

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Jackson (1928:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25805046) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16605)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex palustris albibarbis

H. H. T. Jackson, 1928

Family

Soricidae

Root name

albibarbis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

181

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25805044

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Jackson (1928:181, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25805044) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16605)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex palustris fimbripes

Green, 1930

Family

Soricidae

Root name

fimbripes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

11

Authority publication

book

Sorex palustris labradorensis

Burt, 1938

Family

Soricidae

Root name

labradorensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 68109

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

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

Sorex palustris punctulatus

Hooper, 1942

Family

Soricidae

Root name

punctulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 85498

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

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

Sorex palustris turneri

D. H. Johnson, 1951

Family

Soricidae

Root name

turneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:282879

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d613550a-a686-4941-9b1e-7ad7ca4b82d6

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34567036

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Sorex albibarbis albibarbis

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

albibarbis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

422

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex albibarbis gloveralleni

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

gloveralleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

422

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex albibarbis labradorensis

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

labradorensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

422

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex albibarbis punctulatus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

punctulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

422

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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