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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	40486	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=40486

Rank

genus (PBDB)

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricidae : Sorex

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Triploblastica	Lankester 1877
-	Nephrozoa	Jondelius et al. 2002
-	Deuterostomia	Grobben 1908
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1847
subphylum	Vertebrata	Lamarck 1801
superclass	Gnathostomata	Gegenbauer 1874
-	Osteichthyes
-	Sarcopterygii	Romer 1955
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha
-	Tetrapoda
-	Reptiliomorpha	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Anthracosauria	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Batrachosauria
-	Cotylosauria
-	Amniota	Haeckel 1866
-	Synapsida	Osborn 1903
-	Therapsida
infraorder	Cynodontia
-	Epicynodontia	Hopson and Kitching 2001
infraorder	Eucynodontia	Kemp 1982
-	Probainognathia	Hopson 1990
-	Mammaliamorpha	Rowe 1988
-	Mammaliaformes	Rowe 1988
class	Mammalia	Linnaeus 1758
subclass	Tribosphenida
infraclass	Eutheria
-	Placentalia	Owen 1837
-	Laurasiatheria	Waddell et al. 1999
-	Eulipotyphla
suborder	Soricomorpha	Gregory 1910
family	Soricidae	Fischer 1814
subfamily	Soricinae	Fischer von Waldheim 1817
tribe	Soricini	Fischer von Waldheim 1817
genus	Sorex	Linnaeus 1758

Common Name

long-tailed shrew

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Sorex	genus	belongs to Bestiae	stated without evidence	Linnaeus, 1758
Sorex	genus	belongs to Soricina	stated without evidence	Gray, 1825
Sorex	genus	belongs to Soricidae	stated without evidence	Sherman, 1952
Sorex	genus	belongs to Soricini	stated without evidence	Van Valen, 1967
Sorex	genus	belongs to Soricidae	stated without evidence	Kurten, 1968
Sorex	genus	belongs to Soricini	stated with evidence	George, 1986
Sorex	genus	belongs to Soricidae	implied	Carroll, 1988
Sorex	genus	belongs to Soricidae	stated without evidence	Shoshani et al., 1989

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

20 (38%)

First Recorded Appearance

23.0 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Eutheria)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)

Diet

omnivore (based on Soricidae)

Taphonomy

phosphatic (based on Vertebrata)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Sorex alpinoides ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Sorex alpinus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	0.78 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Sorex araneus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Common Shrew	17	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Sorex arcticus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Arctic Shrew	16	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Sorex arizonae species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Sorex bor ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	4.90 Ma Pliocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Sorex caecutiens species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Sorex cinereus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Cinereus Shrew	35	4.90 Ma Pliocene	0 Ma Extant
Sorex cudahyensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	1.80 Ma Pleistocene	1.80 Ma Pleistocene
Sorex dehneli ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Sorex dispar species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Long-tailed Shrew	6	1.80 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Sorex edwardsi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	13.6 Ma Miocene	10.3 Ma Miocene
Sorex ertemteensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	11.6 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Sorex fejfari ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Sorex fumeus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Smoky Shrew	15	1.80 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Sorex gracilidens ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Sorex hagermanensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	4.90 Ma Pliocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Sorex hibbardi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	4.20 Ma Pliocene	4.20 Ma Pliocene
Sorex hoyi species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	American Pygmy Shrew	17	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Sorex kansasensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	1.80 Ma Pleistocene	1.80 Ma Pleistocene
Sorex kennardi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.78 Ma Pleistocene	0.78 Ma Pleistocene
Neosorex lacustris ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	1.80 Ma Pleistocene	1.80 Ma Pleistocene
Sorex leahyi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	4.90 Ma Pliocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Sorex longirostris species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Southeastern Shrew	1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Sorex margaritodon ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Sorex megapalustris ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	1.80 Ma Pleistocene	1.80 Ma Pleistocene
Sorex meltoni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	4.90 Ma Pliocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Sorex merriami species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Sorex minutoides ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	11.6 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Sorex minutus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Eurasian Pygmy Shrew	57	4.90 Ma Pliocene	0 Ma Extant
Sorex monticolus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Montane Shrew	2	1.80 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Sorex ornatus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Sorex palustris species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	American Water Shrew	24	4.90 Ma Pliocene	0 Ma Extant
Sorex powersi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	4.90 Ma Pliocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Sorex praealpinus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	4.20 Ma Pliocene	0.78 Ma Pleistocene
Sorex praearaneus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	4.20 Ma Pliocene	0.78 Ma Pleistocene
Microsorex pratensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	1.80 Ma Pleistocene	1.80 Ma Pleistocene
Sorex pseudoalpinus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	11.6 Ma Miocene	4.20 Ma Pliocene
Sorex quadraticauda species	listed (PBDB)		1	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Sorex rexroadensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	4.90 Ma Pliocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Sorex runtonensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		45	5.33 Ma Miocene	0.78 Ma Pleistocene
Sorex sandersi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	4.90 Ma Pliocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Sorex saussurei species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Sorex savini ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		16	4.90 Ma Pliocene	0.78 Ma Pleistocene
Sorex scottensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	1.80 Ma Pleistocene	1.80 Ma Pleistocene
Sorex subminutus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	5.33 Ma Miocene	4.20 Ma Pliocene
Sorex tasnadii ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Sorex taylori ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	4.90 Ma Pliocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Sorex trowbridgii species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Sorex vagrans species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Sorex yatkolai ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	10.3 Ma Miocene	10.3 Ma Miocene

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1758	Sorex Linnaeus p. 53
1762	Musaraneus Brisson
1825	Sorex Gray p. 339
1842	Otisorex De Kay
1848	Hydrogale Pomel
1857	Neosorex Baird
1884	Atophyrax Merriam
1890	Homalurus Schulze
1910	Microsorex Preble
1927	Soricidus Altobello
1952	Sorex Sherman p. 87
1967	Microsorex Van Valen

Year	Name and Author
1967	Sorex Van Valen
1968	Sorex Kurten p. 43
1980	Sorex Kurten and Anderson p. 103
1980	Microsorex Kurten and Anderson p. 109
1981	Microsorex Hall
1985	Sorex Gustafson p. 88
1986	Sorex George p. 153
1988	Microsorex Carroll
1988	Sorex Carroll
1989	Sorex Shoshani et al. p. 436
2004	Sorex Seymour
2010	Sorex Silcox et al.

References

Linnaeus C. , Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1, 1-824 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.542

Gray J. E. An outline of an attempt at the disposition of Mammalia into Tribes and Families, with a list of genera apparently appertaining to each Tribe, Annals of Philosophy, new series 10, 337-344

Sherman H. B. (1952) A list and bibliography of the mammals of Florida, living and extinct, Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 15 2, 86-126

Van Valen L. (1967) New Paleocene insectivores and insectivore classification, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 135 5, 217-284

Kurten B. (1968) Pleistocene Mammals of Europe, 1-317

Kurten B., Anderson E. (1980) , Pleistocene mammals of North America, 1-442

Hall E. R. (1981) , The Mammals of North America, 1-1181

Gustafson E. P. (1985) Soricids (Mammalia, Insectivora) from the Blufftop Local Fauna, Blancan Ringold Formation of Central Washington, and the Correlation of Ringold Formation Faunas, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 5 1

George S. B. (1986) Evolution and historical biogeography of soricine shrews, Systematic Zoology 35 2, 153-162

Carroll R. L. (1988) , Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, 1-698

Shoshani J., Fisher D. C., et al (1989) The Shelton Mastodon Site: Multidisciplinary study of a late Pleistocene (Twocreekan) locality in Southeastern Michigan, Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27 14, 393-436

Seymour K. L. (2004) Pleistocene vertebrates from the pre-late Wisconsinan Mill Creek site, St. Clair County, Michigan, Michigan Academician 36, 181-211

Silcox M. T., Bloch J. I., et al (2010) Cranial anatomy of Paleocene and Eocene Labidolemur kayi (Mammalia: Apatotheria), and the relationships of the Apatemyidae to other mammals, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160, 773-825

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