Authority citation: Ognev, S.I. 1937. Новый замечательный вид землеройки (Sorex mirabilis sp. nova). Бюллетень Московского общества испытателей природы (Отдел биологический)46(5):268-271.
Authority publication link: https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/pdf/s_mirabilis.pdf
Original name as described: Sorex mirabilis
Nominal names: mirabilis Ognev, 1937 | kutscheruki Stroganov, 1956 | kutcheruki D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018 [incorrect subsequent spelling]
Other common names: Giant Shrew
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Eulipotyphla -- Family: Soricidae -- Subfamily: Soricinae -- Tribe: Soricini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: ZMMU S-95886
Type locality: Russian Far East (Primorsky Krai, Valley of Kishinka River), Russia.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Russia (RUS) | China (CHN) | North Korea (PRK) | South Korea (KOR)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status:
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