Sorex bendirii

(C. H. Merriam, 1884)

Marsh 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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1884-08-28. Description of a new genus and species of the Sorecidae. (_Atophyrax bendirii_, with a plate). Transactions of the Linnean Society of New York 2:215-225.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50419557

Original name as described

Atophyrax bendirii

Other common names

Pacific Water Shrew

Type material

USNM:MAMM:186442

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/391f6d0da-948c-473e-aea0-3c3cff87da96

Type locality

"about a mile from Williamson's River, and some eighteen miles southeast of Fort Klamath," Klamath County, Oregon, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(WA,OR,CA)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004222

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.

Sorex bendirii palmeri

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Soricidae

Root name

palmeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:17338 (= USNM:MAMM:A24263)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/374953073-4a68-42be-9e83-d88e7235ff28

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540292

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Atophyrax bendirii

(C. H. Merriam, 1884)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

bendirii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186442

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/391f6d0da-948c-473e-aea0-3c3cff87da96

Authority page

222

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50419557

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of New York

Sorex bendirii albiventer

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Soricidae

Root name

albiventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:66198

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38025d537-eedb-488c-95d5-868f9305079c

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540292

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Atophyrax Bendirei

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

bendirei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

606

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306400

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:606, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Sorex bendirii

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Soricidae

Root name

bendirii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

357

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806294

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:357, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41389/115183051) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sorex bendirii bendirii

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Soricidae

Root name

bendirii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

357

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806294

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:357, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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