Authority citation: Merriam, C.H. 1895-12-31. Synopsis of the American shrews of the genus Sorex. North American Fauna 10:57-125.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540221
Original name as described: Sorex ornatus
Nominal names: californicus C. H. Merriam, 1895 | ornatus C. H. Merriam, 1895 | oreinus D. G. Elliot, 1903 | juncensis E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1909 | lagunae E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1909 | sinuosus J. Grinnell, 1913 | parvidens H. H. T. Jackson, 1921 | relictus J. Grinnell, 1932 | salicornicus von Bloeker, 1932 | salarius von Bloeker, 1939 | willetti von Bloeker, 1942
Other common names: Suisun Shrew|Tule Shrew
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Eulipotyphla -- Family: Soricidae -- Subfamily: Soricinae -- Tribe: Soricini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: USNM:MAMM:31333 (= USNM:MAMM:A43198)
Type locality: "San Emigdio Canyon, Mount Piños [Kern Co.], California].," USA. Restricted by L. N. Carraway in 2007 to "latitude 34.98°N, longitude 119.18°W."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): United States (USA) | Mexico (MEX)
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: Least concern
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