Sorex roboratus

Hollister, 1913

Flat-skulled Shrew

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Soricidae
Subfamily : Soricinae
Tribe : Soricini
Genus : Sorex
Subgenus : Sorex

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hollister, N. 1913-03-13. Two new mammals from the Siberian Altai. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 60(24):1-3.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8910764

Original name as described

Sorex roboratus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:175436

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ff8f64b1-7824-4916-a18a-acd3bf0e393b

Type locality

"Tapucha [Near Teletskoye Lake)], Altai Mountains, Siberia," Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · Mongolia · China

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004278

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.

Sorex roboratus

Hollister, 1913

Family

Soricidae

Root name

roboratus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:175436

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ff8f64b1-7824-4916-a18a-acd3bf0e393b

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8910764

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:96) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Hutterer (1993:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
  4. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41414/115185312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sorex vir

G. M. Allen, 1914

Family

Soricidae

Root name

vir

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:15068

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:15068

Authority page

52

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12808578

Authority publication

Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club

Name usages

  1. Allen (1914:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12808578) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66393)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex platycranius

Ognev, 1922

Family

Soricidae

Root name

platycranius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-39176

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-39176

Authority page

334

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8482953

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie des Sciences de Russie

Name usages

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

Sorex thomasi

Ognev, 1922

Family

Soricidae

Root name

thomasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 11904

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

336

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8482955

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie des Sciences de Russie

Name usages

  1. Turov (1924:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68960)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex araneus jacutensis

Dukel'skaya, 1928

Family

Soricidae

Root name

jacutensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-4819

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-4819

Authority page

102

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

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

Sorex vir turuchanensis

Naumov, 1931

Family

Soricidae

Root name

turuchanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 15061

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Trans. Polar. Comm. Acad. Sci. U.S.S.R.

Name usages

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

Sorex dukelskiae

Ognev, 1933

Family

Soricidae

Root name

dukelskiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-13455

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-13455

Authority page

57

Authority publication

Сборник научно-исследовательского института зоологии Московского государственного института

Name usages

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

Sorex araneus jakutensis

Borisenko, Vasil'yeva, Verigina, Dunayev, Kalyakin, Koblik, Kruskop, Orlova, Pavlinov, Red'kin, Sazonov, Spasskaya, & Tomkovich, 2001

Family

Soricidae

Root name

jakutensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

169

Authority publication

Moscow

Sorex roboratus jakutensis

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

jakutensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

397

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex roboratus platycranius

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

platycranius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

397

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex roboratus roboratus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

roboratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

397

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex roboratus thomasi

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

thomasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

397

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex roboratus vir

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

vir

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

397

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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