Sorex ventralis
C. H. Merriam, 1895
Chestnut-bellied Shrew
Distribution :
Endemic to Mexico; in Mexico City, México, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Tlaxcala (Carraway, ms).
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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
Authority citation
Merriam, C.H. 1895-12-31. Synopsis of the American shrews of the genus Sorex. North American Fauna 10:57-125.
Authority publication link
Original name as described
Sorex obscurus ventralis
Other common names
San Felipe Long-tailed Shrew
Type material
USNM:MAMM:68342
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Cerro San Felipe, Oaxaca, Mexico (altitude, 10, 000 feet [= 3048 m])." Restricted by L. N. Carraway in 2007 to "latitude 16.28°N, longitude 97.74°W."
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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Names and synonyms
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