Sorex navigator

(S. F. Baird, 1857)

Western Water 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

Authority citation

Baird, S.F. 1857. General Report upon the Zoology of the Several Pacific Railroad Routes. Part I. Mammals. A. P. Nicholson, Washington, 757 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58487563

Original name as described

Neosorex navigator

Type material

USNM:MAMM:629 (= USNM:MAMM:A1780)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a826a544-cceb-4413-8779-7b094e885bbd

Type locality

"Fort Vancouver, W. T. [= Washington Territory]," Washington, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(WA,OR,ID,MT,WY,CO,CA,NV,NM,AZ,UT,AK)

Taxonomy notes

split from S. palustris; includes alaskanus

Taxonomy notes citation

Hope, A. G., Panter, N., Cook, J. A., Talbot, S. L., & Nagorsen, D. W. (2014). Multilocus phylogeography and systematic revision of North American water shrews (genus: Sorex). Journal of Mammalogy, 95(4), 722-738. · 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/1004266

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.

Neosorex navigator

(S. F. Baird, 1857)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

navigator

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:629 (= USNM:MAMM:A1780)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a826a544-cceb-4413-8779-7b094e885bbd

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58487563

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

True (1885:606, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Sorex (Neosorex) palustris navigator

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Soricidae

Root name

navigator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

92

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540287

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1895:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14562)
  2. Taylor (1911:301, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29511059) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68775)
  3. Jackson (1928:184, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25805047) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16605)
  4. Hall (1934:365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69519)
  5. Bailey (1936:355, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  6. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex (Neosorex) navigator

C. H. Merriam, 1899

Family

Soricidae

Root name

navigator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811771

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1899:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811771) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14568)
  2. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785988) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000792) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000792) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Sorex navigator alaskanus

C. H. Merriam, 1900

Family

Soricidae

Root name

alaskanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:97713

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b67ccdb4-2a8e-4157-a2a4-a869b97a3c87

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8872022

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Sorex (Neosorex) palustris alaskanus

J. A. Allen, 1903

Family

Soricidae

Root name

alaskanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

567

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1903:567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15978)

Sorex alaskanus

H. H. T. Jackson, 1928

Family

Soricidae

Root name

alaskanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

189

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25805052

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Jackson (1928:189, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25805052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16605)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Hutterer (1993:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
  6. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  7. 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)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41384/22313779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sorex palustris brooksi

R. M. Anderson, 1934

Family

Soricidae

Root name

brooksi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CMN 12370

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

134

Authority publication

The Canadian Field-Naturalist

Name usages

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

Sorex navigator brooksi

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

brooksi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

422

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex navigator navigator

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

navigator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

422

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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