Sorex shinto

O. Thomas, 1905

Shinto 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

Thomas, O. 1905-11-28. Mr. Oldfield Thomas, F.R.S., F.Z.S., read a paper on the mammals collected in Japan by Mr. M. P. Anderson for His Grace the Duke of Bedford, and presented by the latter to the National Museum. Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 23:18-19.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208100

Original name as described

Sorex shinto

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1906.1.4.30

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d83c9a72-379d-4fc2-9496-10069e582dae

Type locality

"Makado, N. Hondo," Japan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Japan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004285

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 shinto

O. Thomas, 1905

Family

Soricidae

Root name

shinto

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.1.4.30

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d83c9a72-379d-4fc2-9496-10069e582dae

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208100

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:96, 97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41417/22318847) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sorex caecutiens shikokensis

H. Abe, 1967

Family

Soricidae

Root name

shikokensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHMHU 13311

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

236

Authority publication

Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University

Sorex sadonis

Yoshiyuki & Imaizumi, 1986

Family

Soricidae

Root name

sadonis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NSMT-M 16180

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

185

Authority publication

Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo

Sorex chouei

Imaizumi, 1954

Family

Soricidae

Root name

chouei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NSMT-M 2513

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

99

Authority publication

Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo

Name usages

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

Sorex shinto sadonis

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

sadonis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex shinto shikokensis

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

shikokensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex shinto shinto

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

shinto

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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