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 antinorii
Sorex antinorii: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Sorex antinorii: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Sorex, S. araneus group. Formerly known as the Valais chromosome race of the common shrew (2n = 24/25, FN = 40). Given species rank, diagnosed and reviewed by Brünner et al. (2002a). A contact zone in the Alps between araneus and antinorii was investigated by Brünner et al. (2002b). Sorex arunchi may be related, if not conspecific