Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Full reference: D. Jammot. 1972. Principes et methodes d'une etude moderne des insectivores. Application aux soricidae fossiles. Mammalia 36(3):435
Belongs to Sorex according to B. Kurten and E. Anderson 1980
See also Jammot 1972
Sister taxa: Sorex alpinoides, Sorex alpinus, Sorex araneus, Sorex arcticus, Sorex arizonae, Sorex bor, Sorex caecutiens, Sorex cinereus, 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 subminutus, Sorex tasnadii, Sorex taylori, Sorex trowbridgii, Sorex vagrans, Sorex yatkolai
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mt. Scott (UM-K2-59), which is in an Irvingtonian terrestrial siltstone in the Kingsdown Formation of Kansas.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (5: Kansas collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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