Integrated Taxonomic Information System - Report
Go to Print Version

Sorex (Otisorex)  De Kay, 1842
Taxonomic Serial No.: 709704

(Download Help) Sorex (Otisorex) TSN 709704

 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Subgenus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassMammalia Linnaeus, 1758 – mammifères, mamífero, mammals  
                         SubclassTheria Parker and Haswell, 1897  
                            InfraclassEutheria Gill, 1872  
                               OrderSoricomorpha Gregory, 1910  
                                  FamilySoricidae G. Fischer, 1814 – shrews  
                                     SubfamilySoricinae G. Fischer, 1814  
                                        TribeSoricini G. Fischer, 1814  
                                           GenusSorex Linnaeus, 1758 – red-toothed shrews  
                                              SubgenusSorex (Otisorex) De Kay, 1842  
    Direct Children:  
                                                 Species Sorex alaskanus Merriam, 1900 – Glacier Bay Water Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex bairdi Merriam, 1895 – Baird's Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex bendirii (Merriam, 1884) – Bendire's shrew, Bendire's water shrew, Pacific marsh shrew, Marsh Shrew, Pacific water shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex camtschatica Yudin, 1972 – Kamchatka Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex cinereus Kerr, 1792 – common shrew, masked shrew, musaraigne cendrée, Cinereus Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex dispar Batchelder, 1911 – rock shrew, musaraigne longicaude, gray long-tailed shrew, Long-tailed Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex fumeus G. M. Miller, 1895 – smokey shrew, musaraigne fuligineuse, Smoky Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex gaspensis Anthony and Goodwin, 1924 – musaraigne de Gaspé, Gaspé Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex haydeni Baird, 1857 – Hayden's shrew, Prairie Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex hoyi Baird, 1857 – Pygmy Shrew, musaraigne pygmée, American Pygmy Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex jacksoni Hall and Gilmore, 1932 – St. Lawrence Island Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex leucogaster Kuroda, 1933 – Paramushir Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex longirostris Bachman, 1837 – Southeastern Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex lyelli Merriam, 1902 – Lyell shrew, Mount Lyell shrew, Mt. Lyell Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex macrodon Merriam, 1895 – Large-toothed Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex milleri Jackson, 1947 – Carmen Mountain Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex monticolus Merriam, 1890 – Montane Shrew, Dusky Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex nanus Merriam, 1895 – Rocky Mountain dwarf shrew, Dwarf Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex neomexicanus Bailey, 1913 – New Mexico Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex oreopolus Merriam, 1892 – Mexican Long-tailed Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex orizabae Merriam, 1895 – Orizaba Long-tailed Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex ornatus Merriam, 1895 – Suisun shrew, Musaraña adornada, Ornate Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex pacificus Coues, 1877 – Pacific Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex palustris Richardson, 1828 – northern water shrew, Water Shrew, musaraigne palustre, American Water Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex portenkoi Stroganov, 1956 – Portenko's Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex preblei Jackson, 1922 – malheur shrew, Preble's Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex pribilofensis Merriam, 1895 – Pribilof Island Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex sonomae Jackson, 1921 – Fog Shrew, Sonoma shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex tenellus Merriam, 1895 – great basin dwarf shrew, Inyo Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex ugyunak Anderson and Rand, 1945 – Barren Ground Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex vagrans Baird, 1857 – wandering shrew, Vagrant Shrew 
                                                 Species Sorex veraepacis Alston, 1877 – Verapaz Shrew 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for:    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source:    
  Acquired:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for:    
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2005   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2   
  Page(s): 2142   
  Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press   
  Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-8018-8221-4   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Sorex (Otisorex)   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division:    
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment:    
 

 

    

 
 Subordinate Taxa  Rank  Verified Standards Met  Verified Min Standards Met  Unverified Percent Standards Met
 
LOADING...
 

A gray graphic bar
Search on:  Any Name or TSN  Common Name  Scientific Name  TSN
     


Disclaimer: ITIS taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and up-to-date information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in provisions of treaties to which the United States is a party, wildlife statutes, regulations, and any applicable notices that have been published in the Federal Register. For further information on U.S. legal requirements with respect to protected taxa, please contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

A gray bar