Sorex vagrans

S. F. Baird, 1857

Vagrant Shrew

Dorsolateral view, tail and feet visible. Formerly Soricomorpha.
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Location: USA, OR, Multnomah Co., Sauvic IslandDate taken: Jan 1, 1995

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1288

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

Baird, S.F. 1857. General Report upon the Zoology of the Several Pacific Railroad Routes. Part I. Mammals. A. P. Nicholson, Washington, 757 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58487567

Original name as described

Sorex vagrans

Other common names

Salt Marsh Shrew

Type material

USNM:MAMM:1675

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33ad57fbd-8b31-4230-a3ae-69cefef7e84a

Type locality

"Shoalwater Bay, W.T. [= Willapa Bay, Pacific Co., Washington], " USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(WA, OR, ID, MT, WY, CA, NV, UT)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004295

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: 18 names and synonyms.

Sorex suckleyi

S. F. Baird, 1857

Family

Soricidae

Root name

suckleyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:1677

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/367bf2259-ed95-46f1-afea-d9499b013ca0

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58487570

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Baird (1857:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58487570) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20633)
  2. Murray (1866:343, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Sorex vagrans

S. F. Baird, 1857

Family

Soricidae

Root name

vagrans

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:1675

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33ad57fbd-8b31-4230-a3ae-69cefef7e84a

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58487567

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Baird (1857:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58487567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20633)
  2. Murray (1866:343, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Merriam (1895:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14562)
  4. Merriam (1899:87, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811770) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14568)
  5. Trouessart (1904:132, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  6. Kellogg (1916:351, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69086)
  7. Jackson (1928:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25804964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16605)
  8. Grinnell, Dixon & Linsdale (1930:451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71835)
  9. Bailey (1936:364, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  10. Anderson (1947:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62435170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72301)
  11. Orr (1949:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67164)
  12. Findley (1955:31, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2978113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3289)
  13. Lange (1960:439) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66898)
  14. Anderson (1972:223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
  15. Hennings & Hoffmann (1977:8, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4488490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10888)
  16. Corbet & Hill (1980:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  17. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:97, 98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  18. Heaton (1985:350, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8885268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5733)
  19. Carraway (1990:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55567514) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35613)
  20. Corbet & Hill (1991:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  21. Hutterer (1993:122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
  22. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  23. 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)
  24. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  25. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  26. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  27. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  28. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41425/115186125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sorex dobsoni

C. H. Merriam, 1891

Family

Soricidae

Root name

dobsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:24274 (= USNM:MAMM:A31678)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30bc05085-0e36-490a-957e-b3884522ffcf

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25798837

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex amoenus

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Soricidae

Root name

amoenus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:29784 (= USNM:MAMM:A41863)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/392f1037c-994c-4080-9aa6-1e771e096169

Authority page

69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540211

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1895:69, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540211) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14562)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex vagrans dobsoni

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Soricidae

Root name

dobsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

68

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540210

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1895:68, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14562)
  2. Trouessart (1904:132, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Sorex nevadensis

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Soricidae

Root name

nevadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:24891 (= USNM:MAMM:A32302)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3da267c2b-886e-4e2e-bb39-2e854592ea8d

Authority page

71

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540213

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1895:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14562)
  2. Trouessart (1904:132, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex vancouverensis

C. H. Merriam, 1895

Family

Soricidae

Root name

vancouverensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:71913

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33d39f433-02e5-4209-ab2e-8f8df549599f

Authority page

70

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540212

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1895:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14562)
  2. Trouessart (1904:132, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex vagrans amœnus

C. H. Merriam, 1899

Family

Soricidae

Root name

amoenus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811770

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1899:87, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811770) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14568)
  2. Trouessart (1904:132, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  3. Kellogg (1916:351, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69086)
  4. Jackson (1928:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25804972) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16605)
  5. Grinnell, Dixon & Linsdale (1930:451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71835)
  6. Bailey (1936:366, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Sorex shastensis

C. H. Merriam, 1899

Family

Soricidae

Root name

shastensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:95450

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/336bfb3f3-3680-4c09-a97e-7d77c2215dbb

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811770

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1899:87, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811770) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14568)
  2. Trouessart (1904:133, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422962) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Sorex halicoetes

J. Grinnell, 1913

Family

Soricidae

Root name

halicoetes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:3638

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:3638

Authority page

183

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29435140

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

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