Sorex alpinus

H. R. Schinz, 1834

Alpine Shrew

Oblique view. Formerly Soricomorpha.
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Location:Czech Republic, Olomouc, Jeseniky MountainsDate taken:Jan 1, 1978Description:Oblique view. Formerly Soricomorpha.

Distribution :

Montane forests of C Europe; including Pyrenees, Carpathians, Tatra, Sudeten, Harz, and Jura Mtns.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 494

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schinz, H.R. 1834. Beiträge zu einer Faunula des Urserenthales in Hinsicht der Wirbelthiere. Mittheilungen aus dem Gebiete der Theoretischen Erdkunde 1:112-120.

Original name as described

Sorex alpinus

Type locality

St. Gotthard Pass, Canton Uri, Switzerland.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Albania · Austria · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Croatia · Czech Republic · France · Germany · Hungary · Italy · Liechtenstein · Montenegro · Poland · Romania · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Switzerland · Ukraine

Taxonomy notes citation

Román, J., Cabezas-León, S.M., Calzada, J., Giménez, J., Juste, J., Matutano, J., Palomo, L.J., de Paz, Ó., Puig-Montserrat, X., Rodríguez-Rodríguez, E.J., Rouco, C., Saavedra, C., Suarez-Bregua, P. and Tena, E. 2025. An updated checklist of the mammal species of Spain with notes on exclusions, additions, and taxonomic changes. Galemys, Spanish Journal of Mammalogy 37:29-61. doi:10.7325/Galemys.2025.A4

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004214

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.

Total: 7 names and synonyms.

Sorex talpinus

Schmidt, 1795

Family

Soricidae

Root name

talpinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

Czech Republic.

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Prague

Sorex alpinus

H. R. Schinz, 1834

Family

Soricidae

Root name

alpinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

in der Höhe des Rossbodens

Type locality

Switzerland: Uri: 46°38′4″N, 8°37′26″E.

Authority page

114

Authority publication

Mittheilungen aus dem Gebiete der Theoretischen Erdkunde

Name usages

Schinz (1837:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13859849) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67792)
Bonaparte (1845:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43573715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40449)
Giebel (1855:900, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45549091) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
Murray (1866:343, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Schulze (1897:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60594)
Acloque (1900:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59737)
Trouessart (1904:130, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422959) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Miller (1912:60, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)
Altobello (1926:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67798)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Đulić & Vidinić (1967:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68691)
Kurtén (1968:43) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5363)
Corbet & Hill (1980:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Hutterer (1993:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
Gippoliti (2013:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/25250)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #29660) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #29660) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Meinig, Boye, Dähne, Hutterer & Lang (2020:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/70294)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/29660/114024313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Corsira alpina:

Lesson, 1842

Family

Soricidae

Root name

alpinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

89

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
Jerdon (1867:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299726) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)

Corsira alpinus:

E. Blyth, 1863

Family

Soricidae

Root name

alpinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

86

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534767

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:86, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Sorex alpinus hercynicus

G. S. Miller, 1909

Family

Soricidae

Root name

hercynicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:112928

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Mäuseklippe, Bodethal, Harz Mountains, Germany

Type locality

Germany: Saxony-Anhalt: 51°45′27″N, 10°39′48″E.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3720147bc-ae3a-4112-a248-cd8af1f6c604

Authority page

417

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071790

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Miller (1912:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:55, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex alpinus alpinus:

G. S. Miller, 1912

Family

Soricidae

Root name

alpinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421381

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Miller (1912:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex alpinus tatricus

Kratochvíl & Rosicky, 1952

Family

Soricidae

Root name

tatricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type locality

Slovakia.

Authority page

51-65

Authority publication

Věstník Československé zoologické společnosti

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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