Notiosorex

Notiosorex crawfordi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eulipotyphla

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Eulipotyphla

Familia: Soricidae
Subfamilia: Soricinae
Tribus: Notiosoricini
Genus: Notiosorex
Species (5 + †4): N. cockrumi – N. crawfordi – †N. dalquesti – N. evotis – †N. harrisi – †N. jacksoni – †N. repenningi – N. tataticuli – N. villai

Name

Notiosorex Coues, 1877: 646

• Type species: Sorex (Notiosorex) crawfordi Coues, 1877, by original designation.

Combinations

• Sorex (Notiosorex) Coues, 1877: 646 [original combination, as subgenus of Sorex]
• Notiosorex: Dobson, 1890: plate XXIII [subsequent combination, elevate to full genus]

References

Primary references

• Coues, E. 1877. Precursory notes on American insectivorous mammals, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 3: 631–653. BHL

Additional references

• Carraway, L.N. & Timm, R.M. 2000. Revision of the extant taxa of the genus Notiosorex (Mammalia: Insectivora: Soricidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 113(1): 302–318. BHL Reference page. 
• Baker, R.J., O’Neill, M.B. & McAliley, L.R. 2003. A new species of desert shrew, Notiosorex, based on nuclear and mitochondrial sequence data. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 222: i + 1–12. BHL Reference page. 
• McAliley, L.R., O’Neill, M.B. & Baker, R.J. 2007. Molecular evidence for genetic subdivisions in the desert shrew, Notiosorex crawfordi. The Southwestern Naturalist 52(3): 410–417. DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909(2007)52[410:MEFGSI]2.0.CO;2 Reference page. 
• Carraway, L.N. 2010. Fossil History of Notiosorex (Soricomorpha: Soricidae) Shrews with Descriptions of New Fossil Species. Western North American Naturalist 70(2): 144–163. DOI: 10.3398/064.070.0202 Reference page. 

Links

• Notiosorex in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Vernacular names

English: Gray Shrew, Desert Shrew
español: musarañas del desierto, musarañas grises