Sorex gracillimus

O. Thomas, 1907

Slender 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

Thomas, O. 1907-08-01. 2. The Duke of Bedford's zoological exploration in eastern Asin.-IV. List of small mammals from the islands of Saghalien and Hokakaido. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1907(2):404-414.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31209405

Original name as described

Sorex minutus gracillimus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1907.2.5.23

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/06acd2ad-79c6-428b-b43f-d832aa485007

Type locality

"Dariné, 25 miles [= 40 km] N.W. Korsakoff [= Korsakov], Saghalien [= Sakhalin Island]," Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · China · North Korea · Japan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004240

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 minutus gracillimus

O. Thomas, 1907

Family

Soricidae

Root name

gracillimus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.2.5.23

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/06acd2ad-79c6-428b-b43f-d832aa485007

Authority page

408

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31209405

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Sorex araneus hyojironis

Kuroda, 1939

Family

Soricidae

Root name

hyojironis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

YIO 993

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Bull. Bio. Geog. Soc. Jpn.

Sorex gracillimus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Soricidae

Root name

gracillimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

25

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:93) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41398/115183598) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sorex gracillimus gracillimus

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

gracillimus

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 (2018:398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex gracillimus hyojironis

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

hyojironis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Sorex longicaudatus

Kishida, 1930

Family

Soricidae

Root name

longicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

372

Authority publication

Zoological Magazine, Tokyo

Sorex longiusculus

Kishida, 1956

Family

Soricidae

Root name

longiusculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

267

Authority publication

Kumamoto Journal of Science

Sorex longicaudatus

M. Yoshikura, 1956

Family

Soricidae

Root name

longicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

259-280

Authority publication

Kumamoto Journal of Science

Sorex gracillimus minor

Okhotina, 1984

Family

Soricidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

31-72

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

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

Sorex gracillimus granti

Okhotina, 1993

Family

Soricidae

Root name

granti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

68

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex gracillimus minor

Okhotina, 1993

Family

Soricidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

68

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex gracillimus natalae

Okhotina, 1993

Family

Soricidae

Root name

natalae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

68

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS

Name usages

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

Sorex gracillimus kurodai

Hutterer & M. V. Zaitsev, 2004

Family

Soricidae

Root name

kurodai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

90

Authority publication

Mammal Study

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