Taxonomy Profile: Sorex maritimensis (Smith 1939)

Sorex maritimensis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Maritime Shrew []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Sorex maritimensis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Soricomorpha
Family : Soricidae
shrews |
Subfamily : Soricinae
Tribe : Soricini
Genus : Sorex
red-toothed shrews |
Subgenus : Sorex (Sorex)
Species : Sorex maritimensis
Maritime Shrew |
Sorex maritimensis Direct Children(s):
Sorex maritimensis: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Sorex maritimensis
Sorex maritimensis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Sorex maritimensis: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Sorex, S. arcticus group. Karyotype has 2n = 28/29, FN = 34. Van Zyll de Jong (1983b) and Volobouev and van Zyll de Jong (1988) suggested that maritimensis may be an independent species. Genetic data provided by Stewart et al. (2002) support that view. They suggest that S. arcticus and S. maritimensis shared a common ancestor approximately 2.4 million years ago
Comment:
Status: Conservation status requires evaluation (Stewart et al., 2002)