Sorex alpinus

H. R. Schinz, 1837

Alpine Shrew

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

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. 1837. Verzeichniss der in der Schweiz vorkommenden Wirbelthiere. Neue Denkschriften der Allg. Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die gesammten Naturwissenschaften 1:1-165.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13859849

Original name as described

Sorex alpinus

Type locality

St. Gotthard Pass, Canton Uri, Switzerland.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

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

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

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Prague

Sorex alpinus

H. R. Schinz, 1837

Family

Soricidae

Root name

alpinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13859849

Authority publication

Neue Denkschriften der Allg. Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die gesammten Naturwissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Schinz (1837:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13859849) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67792)
  2. Bonaparte (1845:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43573715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40449)
  3. Giebel (1855:900, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45549091) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  4. Murray (1866:343, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  5. Schulze (1897:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60594)
  6. Acloque (1900:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59737)
  7. Trouessart (1904:130, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422959) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  8. Miller (1912:60, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)
  9. Altobello (1926:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67798)
  10. Đulić & Vidinić (1967:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68691)
  11. Kurtén (1968:43) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5363)
  12. Corbet & Hill (1980:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  13. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  14. Corbet & Hill (1991:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  15. Hutterer (1993:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
  16. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  17. Gippoliti (2013:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/25250)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #29660) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  19. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  20. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #29660) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  21. Meinig, Boye, Dähne, Hutterer & Lang (2020:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/70294)
  22. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  23. 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

  1. Lesson (1842:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. 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

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

  1. Miller (1912:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  3. 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

  1. Miller (1912:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)
  2. 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

Authority page

51-65

Authority publication

Věstník Československé zoologické společnosti

Name usages

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

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