Sorex macrodon
C. H. Merriam, 1895
Mexican Large-toothed Shrew
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
Order | : Eulipotyphla |
Suborder | : Erinaceota |
Family | : Soricidae |
Subfamily | : Soricinae |
Tribe | : Soricini |
Genus | : Sorex |
Subgenus | : incertae sedis |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Merriam, C.H. 1895-12-31. Synopsis of the American shrews of the genus Sorex. North American Fauna 10:57-125.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540277Original name as described
Sorex macrodon
Type material
USNM:MAMM:58272
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/347efe590-9976-40ab-be5e-573b4a82bfbcType locality
"Orizaba, Vera Cruz, Mexico (altitude, 4,200 feet [= 1280 m])." Restricted by L. N. Carraway in 2007 to "latitude 18.85°N, longitude 97.08°W."
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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