Notiosorex
Notiosorex is a genus of shrew from the subfamily Soricinae.
| Notiosorex[1] | |
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| Crawford's gray shrew (Notiosorex crawfordi) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Subfamily: | Soricinae |
| Tribe: | Notiosoricini |
| Genus: | Notiosorex |
| Type species | |
| Sorex (Notiosorex) crawfordi Coues, 1877 | |
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Species
There are four described extant species of Notiosorex:
- Cockrum's gray shrew (N. cockrumi)
- Crawford's gray shrew (N. crawfordi)
- Large-eared gray shrew (N. evotis)
- Villa's gray shrew (N. villai)
- (N. tataticuli)
There are several extinct species of Notiosorex described from the fossil record:[2]
- †N. repenningi
- †N. jacksoni
- †N. harrisi
- †N. dalquesti
References
- Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Carraway, L. N. (2010). "Fossil history of Notiosorex (Soricomorpha: Soricidae) shrews with descriptions of new species". Western North American Naturalist. 70 (2): 144–163. ISSN 1527-0904.
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