Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Synonyms: Atophyrax Merriam 1884, Corsira, Homalurus Schulze 1890, Hydrogale Pomel 1848, Musaraneus Brisson 1762, Neosorex Baird 1857, Otisorex De Kay 1842, Soricidus Altobello 1927
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Soricini according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
See also Carroll 1988, Dalquest and Schultz 1992, George 1986, Gray 1825, Gustafson 1985, Hay 1930, Kurten 1968, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Linnaeus 1758, Paulson 1961, Repenning 1967, Seymour 2004, Sherman 1952, Shoshani et al. 1989, Silcox et al. 2010, Stephens 1960 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Anchiblarinella, Antesorex, Blarinella, Deinsdorfia, Drepanosorex, Paenesorex, Petenyia, Planisorex
Subtaxa: 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 scottensis Sorex subminutus Sorex tasnadii Sorex taylori Sorex trowbridgii Sorex vagrans Sorex yatkolai
Type: Sorex araneus
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Austria (1 collection), Belgium (1), Canada (3: Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon), China (2), the Czech Republic (3), France (7), Germany (15), Greece (4), Hungary (20), Italy (21), Japan (3), Kyrgyzstan (1), the Netherlands (3), Poland (9), Portugal (1), Romania (13), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (6), Turkey (1), Ukraine (3), the United Kingdom (6), United States (99: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia)
• Blancan of United States (39: Arizona, California, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Texas, Washington)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of France (1), Hungary (3)
• Pliocene of Austria (1), China (7), Germany (2), Hungary (5), Italy (2), Poland (8), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (3)
• Hemphillian of United States (2: Nebraska)
• Miocene of China (3), France (3), Germany (1), Greece (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Spain (1), United States (7: California, Nebraska, Oklahoma)
Total: 314 collections including 513 occurrences
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