Sorex sonomae

H. H. T. Jackson, 1921

Fog 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: Otisorex

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Jackson, H.H.T. 1921-08-19. Two unrecognized shrews from California. Journal of Mammalogy 2(3):161-162.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52845429

Original name as described

Sorex pacificus sonomæ

Other common names

Sonoma Shrew

Type material

MVZ:Mamm:19658

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:19658

Type locality

"Sonoma County side of Gualala River, Gualala, California, " USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(CA, OR)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004287

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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: 5 names and synonyms.

Sorex pacificus sonomæ

H. H. T. Jackson, 1921

Family

Soricidae

Root name

sonomae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:19658

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Sonoma County side of Gualala River, Gualala, California

Type locality

United States: California: Sonoma County, California.

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:19658

Authority page

162

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52845429

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Jackson (1921:162, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52845429) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14151)
Jackson (1928:143, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25805006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16605)
Grinnell (1933:82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69515)

Sorex vagrans sonomae:

Findley, 1955

Family

Soricidae

Root name

sonomae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2978114

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Findley (1955:32, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2978114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3289)

Sorex sonomae:

Carraway, 1990

Family

Soricidae

Root name

sonomae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55567482

Authority publication

Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

Carraway (1990:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55567482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35613)
Hutterer (1993:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785988) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41418/22318770) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sorex sonomae sonomae:

Carraway, 1990

Family

Soricidae

Root name

sonomae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55567482

Authority publication

Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

Carraway (1990:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55567482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35613)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Sorex sonomae tenelliodus

Carraway, 1990

Family

Soricidae

Root name

tenelliodus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:565663

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

United States: Oregon: Lane County, Oregon.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/367fc2b17-e218-41ba-ad4e-cfd0ff1d70a4

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55567486

Authority publication

Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

Carraway (1990:33, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55567486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35613)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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