Sorex nanus

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Dwarf 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. 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/45540276

Original name as described

Sorex tenellus nanus

Other common names

Rocky Mountain Dwarf Shrew

Type material

USNM:MAMM:73773

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37b258798-9ed6-46b2-8045-46d9419a7202

Type locality

"Estes Park [Larimer Co.], Colorado," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(MT,ID,WY,SD,UT,CO,AZ,NM)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004265

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 tenellus nanus

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Soricidae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:73773

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37b258798-9ed6-46b2-8045-46d9419a7202

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540276

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Sorex nanus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Soricidae

Root name

nanus

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 (1982:95) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41406/115184594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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