Sorex

genus of mammals

The genus Sorex includes many of the common shrews of Eurasia and North America. It contains at least 142 known species and subspecies. They are in the tribe Soricini of the subfamily Soricinae.[1]

Sorex
Temporal range: Late Miocene to recent
Cinereous shrew (Sorex cinereus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Subfamily: Soricinae
Tribe: Soricini
G. Fischer, 1814
Genus: Sorex
Linnaeus, 1758

Species change

The many species in the genus Sorex include:

References change

  1. Mammal species of the world : a taxonomic and geographic reference. Wilson, Don E., Reeder, DeeAnn M. (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 2005. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 57557352.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)