Sorex minutissimus

E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780

Eurasian Least 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

Zimmermann, E.A.W. von. 1780. Geographische Geschichte des Menschen, und der vierfüßigen Thiere. Zweiter Band. Weygandsche Buchhandlung, Leipzig, 432 pp.

Authority publication link

https://publikationsserver.tu-braunschweig.de/receive/dbbs_mods_00021827

Original name as described

Sorex minutissimus

Other common names

Least Siberian Shrew · Lesser Pygmy Shrew · Miniscule Shrew

Type locality

Mariinsk (= Kiiskoe), (Kemerovo Region), bank of Kiya River, Siberia, Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Norway · Sweden · Finland · Estonia · Russia · Kazakhstan · Mongolia · China · North Korea · Japan · United States · Canada

Subregion distribution

USA(AK)

Taxonomy notes

includes yukonicus

Taxonomy notes citation

Hope, A. G., Waltari, E., Dokuchaev, N. E., Abramov, S., Dupal, T., Tsvetkova, A., ... & Cook, J. A. (2010). High-latitude diversification within Eurasian least shrews and Alaska tiny shrews (Soricidae). Journal of Mammalogy, 91(5), 1041-1057.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004260

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 hawkeri

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Soricidae

Root name

hawkeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.9.10.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c8e42fa7-dfbf-4a1f-8682-8113cd685b24

Authority page

339

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888072

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Sorex burneyi

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Soricidae

Root name

burneyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.3.9.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/593dc186-c272-4896-834c-977b06eaf5e8

Authority page

499

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256069

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Sorex minutissimus ishikawai

Yoshiyuki, 1988

Family

Soricidae

Root name

ishikawai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NSMT-M 28178

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

152

Authority publication

Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo

Name usages

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

Sorex yukonicus

N. E. Dokuchaev, 1997

Family

Soricidae

Root name

yukonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UAM:Mamm:19268

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/UAM:Mamm:19268

Authority page

814

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136542) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136542) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136542/22315082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sorex minutissimus karelicus

Stroganov, 1949

Family

Soricidae

Root name

karelicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 45055

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

191

Authority publication

Известия государственного Томского университета

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex tscherskii tschuktschorum

Stroganov, 1949

Family

Soricidae

Root name

tschuktschorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 45056

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

187

Authority publication

Известия государственного Томского университета

Name usages

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

Sorex tscherskii abnormis

Stroganov, 1949

Family

Soricidae

Root name

abnormis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 45057

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

189

Authority publication

Известия государственного Томского университета

Name usages

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

Sorex minutissimus barabensis

Stroganov, 1956

Family

Soricidae

Root name

barabensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 45065

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Труды Биологического Института, Академия Наук СССР, Западно-Сибирский Филиал

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex minutissimus caudata

Yudin, 1964

Family

Soricidae

Root name

caudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

ZIN S. 51715

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

173

Authority publication

Acta Theriologica

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex minutissimus stroganovi

Yudin, 1964

Family

Soricidae

Root name

stroganovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 51716

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

172

Authority publication

Acta Theriologica

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex tscherskii

Ognev, 1913

Family

Soricidae

Root name

tscherskii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 60541

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

412

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8508535

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Name usages

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

Sorex ussuriensis Czekanovskii

Naumov, 1933

Family

Soricidae

Root name

czekanovskii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-7615

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-7615

Authority page

72

Authority publication

Сборник научно-исследовательского института зоологии Московского государственного института

Name usages

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

Sorex tscherskii neglectus

Ognev, 1922

Family

Soricidae

Root name

neglectus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-96371

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-96371

Authority page

324

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8482943

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie des Sciences de Russie

Name usages

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

Sorex ussuriensis

Ognev, 1922

Family

Soricidae

Root name

ussuriensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-96376

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-96376

Authority page

326

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8482945

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie des Sciences de Russie

Name usages

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

Sorex minutissimus tscherskii

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Soricidae

Root name

tscherskii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

317

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

  1. Smith & Xie (2008:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex minutissimus abnormis

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

abnormis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

397

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex minutissimus minutissimus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

minutissimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

397

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex minutissimus neglectus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

neglectus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

397

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex minutissimus tschuktschorum

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

tschuktschorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

397

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex minutissimus ussuriensis

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

ussuriensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

397

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex minutissimus yukonicus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

yukonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

397

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex minutissimus

E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780

Family

Soricidae

Root name

minutissimus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

385

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:94, 95) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #29666) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #29666) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/29666/115171049) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sorex minimus

J. F. Gmelin, 1793

Family

Soricidae

Root name

minimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

160

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207586) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Smith (1842:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex praeminutus

F. Heller, 1963

Family

Soricidae

Root name

praeminutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1-20

Authority publication

Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie. Abhandlungen

Name usages

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

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