Sorex maritimensis

R. W. Smith, 1939

Maritime 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

Smith, R.W. 1939-05-14. A new race of _Sorex arcticus_ from Nova Scotia. Journal of Mammalogy 20(2):244-245.

Authority publication link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1374384

Original name as described

Sorex arcticus maritimensis

Type material

MVZ:Mamm:84479

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:84479

Type locality

"Wolfville, Kings County, Nova Scotia," Canada.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004255

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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 arcticus maritimensis

R. W. Smith, 1939

Family

Soricidae

Root name

maritimensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:84479

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:84479

Authority page

244

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Sorex maritimensis

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

maritimensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004255) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136779/22312357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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