Sorex tenellus

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Inyo 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/45540276

Original name as described

Sorex tenellus

Other common names

Great Basin Dwarf Shrew

Type material

USNM:MAMM:25083 (= USNM:MAMM:A32495)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34669d398-d552-4a69-8127-04cd2c1f732c

Type locality

"summit of Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, Owens Valley [Inyo Co.], Calif[ornia]." USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(CA,NV,UT)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004289

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 tenellus

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Soricidae

Root name

tenellus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:25083 (= USNM:MAMM:A32495)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34669d398-d552-4a69-8127-04cd2c1f732c

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540276

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41419/22318690) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sorex tenellus myops

C. H. Merriam, 1902

Family

Soricidae

Root name

myops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:29559 (= USNM:MAMM:A41634)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f2ea8a03-4f37-4ed4-986c-d3dc692068c5

Authority page

76

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2364902

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

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