Sorex lyelli

C. H. Merriam, 1902

Mount Lyell 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. 1902-03-22. Two new shrews of the _Sorex tenellus_ group from California. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 15:75-76.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364903

Original name as described

Sorex tenellus lyelli

Other common names

Lyell Shrew

Type material

USNM:MAMM:109530

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3febc3881-82bd-4c68-97db-341b01ec69bd

Type locality

"Mt. Lyell, Tuolumne Co., California," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(CA)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004252

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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 tenellus lyelli

C. H. Merriam, 1902

Family

Soricidae

Root name

lyelli

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:109530

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3febc3881-82bd-4c68-97db-341b01ec69bd

Authority page

75

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364903

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Sorex lyelli

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Soricidae

Root name

lyelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

26

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41402/22313470) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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