Sorex daphaenodon Thomas, 1907

Jo, Yeong-Seok, Baccus, John T. & Koprowski, John L., 2018, Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status, Zootaxa 4522 (1), pp. 1-216 : 23

Sorex daphaenodon Thomas, 1907 —Siberian Large-toothed Shrew

Sorex daphaenodon Thomas, 1907b p.407 ; Type locality- Sakhalin Island, Russia; Han, 2004a p.31.

Range: A specimen of S. daphaenodon collected at Mt. Baekdu in North Korea in 2001 represents the only record in Korea ( Ohdachi & Han 2005; Fig. 11 ). S. daphaenodon inhabits moist and humid areas in mixed forest (conifer and broad-leaved forests) over much of its range and may also occupy birch groves in the wooded steppe.

Remarks: The Siberian large-toothed shrew is rare in Korea. Three subspecies (S. d. daphaenodon , S. d. sanguinidens, and S. d. scaloni) have been reported but the subspecies inhabiting Korea remain unstudied. Additional research around Mt. Baekdu is warranted to define the status of this species in Korea.

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FIGURE 11. Range map of Sorex daphaenodon in Korea.