Sorex antinorii

Bonaparte, 1840

Valais Shrew

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Bonaparte, C.-L. 1840. Fasc. XXIX. P. unnumbered in Bonaparte, C.-L. 1832-1841. Iconografia della fauna italica per le quattro classi degli animali vertebrati. Salviucci, Rome, unnumbered pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46985713

Original name as described

Sorex antinorii

Type locality

no type locality given. Restricted by E. von Lehmann in 1963 to Porlezza, Lago di Lugano, Lombardia, northern Italy.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Switzerland · France · Italy

Taxonomy notes

includes arunchi

Taxonomy notes citation

Yannic, G., Pellissier, L., Dubey, S., Vega, R., Basset, P., Mazzotti, S., ... & Hausser, J. (2012). Multiple refugia and barriers explain the phylogeography of the Valais shrew, Sorex antinorii (Mammalia: Soricomorpha). Biological journal of the Linnean society, 105(4), 864-880.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004216

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. 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.

Sorex arunchi

Lapini & Testone, 1998

Family

Soricidae

Root name

arunchi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MFSN Z/T 1689

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

246

Authority publication

Gortania

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Sorex vulgaris crassicaudatus

Fatio, 1905

Family

Soricidae

Root name

crassicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 712.32, MHNG 722.03, MHNG 722.04, MHNG 722.05, MHNG 722.07

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

201

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29632224

Authority publication

Archives des sciences physiques et naturelles

Name usages

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

Sorex araneus silanus

E. von Lehmann, 1961

Family

Soricidae

Root name

silanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZFMK:Mamm:1960.339

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

214

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

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

Sorex antinorii

Bonaparte, 1840

Family

Soricidae

Root name

antinorii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

unnumbered

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46985713

Authority publication

Rome

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136814) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136814) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/221740223/221741142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sorex valaicus

Zagorodnyuk & Khazan, 1996

Family

Soricidae

Root name

valaicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

157-161

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

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

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