Sorex preblei

H. H. T. Jackson, 1922

Preble's 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

Jackson, H.H.T. 1922-06-04. New species and subspecies of Sorex from western America. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 12(11):262-264.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5440291

Original name as described

Sorex preblei

Other common names

Malheur Shrew

Type material

USNM:MAMM:208032

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31ffb396e-abb1-4508-9564-fdc3e16ea0f0

Type locality

"Jordan Valley, altitude 4,200 feet [= 1280 m], Malheur County, Oregon," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(WA,OR,ID,MT,WY,UT,NV,CA)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004275

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 preblei

H. H. T. Jackson, 1922

Family

Soricidae

Root name

preblei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:208032

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31ffb396e-abb1-4508-9564-fdc3e16ea0f0

Authority page

263

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5440291

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:368, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:96) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41413/117935777) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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