Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Belongs to Sorex according to S. B. George 1986
See also Alroy 2002, Hay 1930, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Storer 2004
Sister taxa: Sorex alpinoides, Sorex alpinus, Sorex araneus, Sorex arcticus, Sorex arizonae, Sorex bor, Sorex caecutiens, Sorex cudahyensis, Sorex dehneli, Sorex dispar, Sorex edwardsi, Sorex ertemteensis, Sorex fejfari, Sorex frankstounensis, Sorex fumeus, Sorex gracilidens, Sorex hagermanensis, Sorex hibbardi, Sorex kansasensis, Sorex kennardi, Sorex lacustris, Sorex leahyi, Sorex longirostris, Sorex margaritodon, Sorex megapalustris, Sorex meltoni, Sorex merriami, Sorex minutoides, Sorex minutus, Sorex monticolus, Sorex obscurus, Sorex ornatus, Sorex palustris, Sorex personatus, Sorex powersi, Sorex praealpinus, Sorex praearaneus, Sorex pratensis, Sorex pseudoalpinus, Sorex quadraticauda, Sorex rexroadensis, Sorex runtonensis, Sorex sandersi, Sorex saussurei, Sorex savini, Sorex scottensis, Sorex subminutus, Sorex tasnadii, Sorex taylori, Sorex trowbridgii, Sorex vagrans, Sorex yatkolai
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (2: Alberta, Yukon collections), United States (32: Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)
• Blancan of United States (1: Kansas)
Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence
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