Sorex pribilofensis

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Pribilof Island 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/45540282

Original name as described

Sorex pribilofensis

Other common names

Pribilof Shrew

Type material

USNM:MAMM:30911

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3db45e493-e387-42ea-8237-0abd34dc201a

Type locality

"St. Paul Island, Pribilof Islands, Bering Sea," Alaska, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(AK)

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004276

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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 pribilofensis

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Soricidae

Root name

pribilofensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:30911

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3db45e493-e387-42ea-8237-0abd34dc201a

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540282

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20391/22314622) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sorex hydrodromus

Dobson, 1889

Family

Soricidae

Root name

hydrodromus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 2389

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

372

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:93) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

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