Sorex caecutiens

Laxmann, 1788

Laxmann's Shrew

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

Laxmann, E.G. 1788. Sorex caecutiens. Nova Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae 3:285-286.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36975841

Original name as described

Sorex caecutiens

Other common names

Masked Shrew

Type locality

south-west shore of Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Belarus · China · Estonia · Finland · Japan · Kazakhstan · Latvia · Lithuania · Mongolia · North Korea · Norway · Poland · Russia · South Korea · Sweden · Ukraine

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004224

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.

Total: 35 names and synonyms.

Sorex caecutiens

Laxmann, 1788

Family

Soricidae

Root name

caecutiens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

Habitat in Sibiria ad lacum Baikal.

Type locality

Russia: Buryatia.

Authority page

285

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36975841

Authority publication

Nova Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae

Name usages

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1811:186, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29406983) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67764)
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1827:329, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25395901) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41021)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Kurtén (1968:43) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5363)
Corbet & Hill (1980:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:29) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Hutterer (1993:113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
Smith & Xie (2008:314) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #29662) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #29662) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/29662/22314809) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sorex macropygmæus

G. S. Miller, 1901

Family

Soricidae

Root name

macropygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:84012

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Petropaulski, Kamchatka

Type locality

Russia: Kamchatka Krai.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3199ca19d-b2d5-4286-86df-e86a980c9c9f http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35f5872d7-6085-4c64-88b8-2ea82b24b743

Authority page

158

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2339118

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Miller (1901:158, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2339118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9315)
Trouessart (1904:131, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422960) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Thomas (1906:338, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888071) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14049)
Allen (1914:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12808582) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66393)
Turov (1924:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68960)
Stroganov (1936:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68951)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex buxtoni

J. A. Allen, 1903

Family

Soricidae

Root name

buxtoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-18655

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Gichiga, west coast of Okhotsk Sea, Siberia

Type locality

Russia: Magadan Oblast.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-18655

Authority page

181

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:134, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex annexus

O. Thomas, 1907

Family

Soricidae

Root name

annexus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.12.6.12

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Min-gyong, 110 miles S.E. of Seoul. 1300'.

Type locality

South Korea.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/456baacc-65f3-4380-9300-f47353a92a15

Authority page

859

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208616

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex shinto saevus

O. Thomas, 1907

Family

Soricidae

Root name

saevus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.2.5.19

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

15 miles N.W. of Korsakoff, Saghalien

Type locality

Russia: Sakhalin Oblast.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/83852ed9-5613-48f6-84a9-2f883d4005ee

Authority page

408

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31209405

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex macropygmaeus koreni

G. M. Allen, 1914

Family

Soricidae

Root name

koreni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:15085

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Nijni Kolymsk, near the mouth of the Kolyma River, northeastern Siberia

Type locality

Russia: Sakha.

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:15085

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12808582

Authority publication

Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club

Name usages

Allen (1914:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12808582) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66393)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex macropygmaeus altaicus

Ognev, 1922

Family

Soricidae

Root name

altaicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 6409

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Онгудай, Бийский у. Томской губ.

Type locality

Russia: Altai Republic.

Authority page

314

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8482933

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie des Sciences de Russie

Name usages

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex macropygmaeus araneoides

Ognev, 1922

Family

Soricidae

Root name

araneoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 11905

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Забайкалье, восточный берегъ, дол. р. Сосновки

Type locality

Russia: Buryatia.

Authority page

315

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8482934

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie des Sciences de Russie

Name usages

Turov (1924:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68960)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex macropygmaeus pleskei

Ognev, 1922

Family

Soricidae

Root name

pleskei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 8509

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Харламова гора, Гдовский у. Петроградской губ.

Type locality

Russia: Pskov Oblast.

Authority page

311

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8482930

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie des Sciences de Russie

Name usages

Stroganov (1936:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68951)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex macropygmaeus rosanovi

Ognev, 1922

Family

Soricidae

Root name

rosanovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 11847

Type kind

syntypes

Original type locality

юго-запальный берегъ Байкальскаго озера, село Лиственичное

Type locality

Russia: Irkutsk Oblast.

Authority page

313

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8482932

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie des Sciences de Russie

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