Sorex monticolus

C. H. Merriam, 1890

Southern Montane 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. 1890-09-11. Annotated list of mammals of the San Francisco mountain plateau and desert of the Little Colorado in Arizona, with notes on their vertical distribution, and descriptions of new species. North American Fauna 3:43-86.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799616

Original name as described

Sorex monticolus

Other common names

Montane Shrew · Mountain Shrew · Dusky Shrew

Type material

USNM:MAMM:17599 (= USNM:MAMM:A24535)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b17c89cd-49ff-4e3a-a752-52b8e8b2e477

Type locality

San Francisco Mt, 3500 m, Coconino County, Arizona, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(CA,UT,WY,NV,CO,AZ,NM)

Taxonomy notes

the spelling is considered to end in -us here rather than -a since the specific epithet is an invariable noun, and although some authors view the original spelling as an error later correct to -a, this emendation is only justified for names in prevailing use, which is not the case here (the -a spelling is much less common than the -us spelling); includes neomexicanus and previously included S. obscurus

Taxonomy notes citation

Demboski, J. R., & Cook, J. A. (2001). Phylogeography of the dusky shrew, Sorex monticolus (Insectivora, Soricidae): insight into deep and shallow history in northwestern North America. Molecular Ecology, 10(5), 1227-1240. · Woodman, N. (2018). American Recent Eulipotyphla: Nesophontids, solenodons, moles, and shrews in the New World. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 650, 1-107.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004263

Country distribution map

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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 monticolus

C. H. Merriam, 1890

Family

Soricidae

Root name

monticolus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:17599 (= USNM:MAMM:A24535)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b17c89cd-49ff-4e3a-a752-52b8e8b2e477

Authority page

43

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799616

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Hennings & Hoffmann (1977:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4488494) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10888)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:95) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Carraway (1990:46, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55567499) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35613)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Hutterer (1993:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
  7. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  8. Carraway (2007:68) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3397)
  9. 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)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Sorex vagrans monticola

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Soricidae

Root name

monticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540211

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1895:69, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540211) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14562)
  2. Jackson (1928:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25804973) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16605)
  3. Bailey (1936:365, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  4. Findley (1955:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2978132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3289)
  5. Anderson (1972:233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)

Sorex obscurus neomexicanus

V. O. Bailey, 1913

Family

Soricidae

Root name

neomexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:100440

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33a787325-3992-47b2-ab63-3c56af364536

Authority page

133

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337937

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Jackson (1928:123, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25804986) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16605)

Sorex durangae

H. H. T. Jackson, 1925

Family

Soricidae

Root name

durangae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:94540

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f9f6b226-882a-4496-970a-0ae4fcc3b452

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34557693

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Jackson (1928:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25804977) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16605)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex melanogenys

E. R. Hall, 1932

Family

Soricidae

Root name

melanogenys

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:50247

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:50247

Authority page

260

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Sorex vagrans neomexicanus

Findley, 1955

Family

Soricidae

Root name

neomexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2978132

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Findley (1955:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2978132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3289)

Sorex monticolus monticolus

Hennings & R. S. Hoffmann, 1977

Family

Soricidae

Root name

monticolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4488494

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas

Name usages

  1. Hennings & Hoffmann (1977:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4488494) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10888)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex monticolus neomexicanus

Hennings & R. S. Hoffmann, 1977

Family

Soricidae

Root name

neomexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4488496

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas

Name usages

Hennings & Hoffmann (1977:14, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4488496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10888)

Sorex neomexicanus

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

neomexicanus

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 #136608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136608) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136608/22319242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sorex monticola

International Union for the Conservation of Nature, 2024

Family

Soricidae

Root name

monticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41405/194054902

Name usages

International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41405/194054902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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