Sorex longirostris

Bachman, 1837

Southeastern 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

Bachman, J. 1837. Some remarks on the genus Sorex, with a monograph of the North American species. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7(2):362-402.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24677044

Original name as described

Sorex longirostris

Type material

ANSP 479

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"swamps of Santee [River]," South Carolina. Restricted by H. H. T. Jackson in 1928 to "Hume Plantation, swamps of the Santee River [Cat Island, mouth of the Santee River], S[outh]. C[arolina]."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(KY,AL,MD,FL,GA,WV,IL,AR,VA,LA,NC,IN,SC,MO,TN)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004251

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 longirostris

Bachman, 1837

Family

Soricidae

Root name

longirostris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 479

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

370

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24677044

Authority publication

Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Miller (1895:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14563)
  2. Merriam (1895:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540280) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14562)
  3. Jackson (1928:83, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25804946) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16605)
  4. Necker & Hatfield (1941:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69510)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1991:29) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  8. Hutterer (1993:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
  9. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  10. 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)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004251) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41401/115184004) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Musaraneus (Crocidura) Bachmani

(A. Pomel, 1848)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

bachmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

249

Authority publication

Archives des sciences physiques et naturelles

Name usages

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

Sorex Wagneri

Fitzinger, 1868

Family

Soricidae

Root name

wagneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

512

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6449739

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

Sorex fisheri

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Soricidae

Root name

fisheri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:75166

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3506a492f-47d1-4733-a2f8-97da84cf1e99

Authority page

86

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540281

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Merriam (1895:86, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540281) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14562)

Sorex longirostris fisheri

H. H. T. Jackson, 1928

Family

Soricidae

Root name

fisheri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25804950

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Jackson (1928:87, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25804950) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16605)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex longirostris longirostris

H. H. T. Jackson, 1928

Family

Soricidae

Root name

longirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25804948

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Jackson (1928:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25804948) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16605)
  2. Necker & Hatfield (1941:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69510)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex longirostris eionis

J. A. Davis, 1957

Family

Soricidae

Root name

eionis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-163855

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-163855

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63257840

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex longirostris eonis

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

eonis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

290

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Hutterer (2005:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.