Sorex orizabae
C. H. Merriam, 1895
Orizaba Long-tailed 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/45540213Original name as described
Sorex orizabæ
Other common names
Orizaba Shrew
Type material
USNM:MAMM:53633
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fdf8f6ee-16e7-4028-975a-bce9abde2aa0Type locality
"Mount Orizaba, State of Puebla, Mexico (altitude, 9,500 feet [= 2896 m])." Restricted by L. N. Carraway in 2007 to "latitude 19.02°N, longitude 97.27°W."
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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