Sorex thibetanus

Kastschenko, 1905

Tibetan 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

Kastschenko, N.F. 1905. Обзоръ млекопитающихъ Западной Сибири и Туркестана. Выпускъ 1-й. Chiroptera, рукокрылыя.—Insectivora, насикомоядныя. М. Н. Кононов, Tomsk, 102 pp.

Original name as described

Sorex minutus subsp. thibetanus

Type material

ZIN S. 6557

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Tsaidam [= Qaidam]," Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China · Nepal

Taxonomy notes

may include koslovi (no published studies have confirmed this but was considered a subspecies in HMW8)

Taxonomy notes citation

Wilson D.E. & Mittermeier R.A. 2018. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 8. Insectivores, Colugos, and Sloths. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004290

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 minutus subsp. thibetanus

Kastschenko, 1905

Family

Soricidae

Root name

thibetanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 6557

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

93

Authority publication

Tomsk

Sorex thibetanus

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

thibetanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41420/22318624) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sorex thibetanus thibetanus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Soricidae

Root name

thibetanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

319

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

  1. Smith & Xie (2008:319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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