Sorex fumeus

G. S. Miller, 1895

Smoky 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

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1895-12-31. The long-tailed shrews of the eastern United States. North American Fauna 10:35-56.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540192

Original name as described

Sorex fumeus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1907.7.7.2582

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/709726cc-0603-487f-acc9-62fee6a1071b

Type locality

"Peterboro [Madison Co.], N. Y. [= New York]," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(ME,NH,VT,NY,CT,RI,MA,NJ,PA,MD,OH,VA,WV,IN,KY,TN,NC,SC,GA,AL,WI?)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004239

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 fumeus

G. S. Miller, 1895

Family

Soricidae

Root name

fumeus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.7.7.2582

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/709726cc-0603-487f-acc9-62fee6a1071b

Authority page

50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540192

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41396/22312838) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sorex fumeus umbrosus

H. H. T. Jackson, 1917

Family

Soricidae

Root name

umbrosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:150065

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e913bc0f-a6bc-4874-b963-d57006c072a1

Authority page

149

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3335025

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex fumeus fumeus

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

fumeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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