Sorex (Otisorex) fumeus G. M. Miller 1895

Sorex (Otisorex) fumeus G. M. Miller 1895, N. Amer. Fauna, 10: 50.

Type Locality: USA, "Peterboro [Madison Co.], New York." .

Vernacular Names: Smoky Shrew.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) fumeus subsp. fumeus G. M. Miller 1895

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) fumeus subsp. umbrosus Jackson 1917

Distribution: S Ontario, S Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia (Canada); all of New England and Appalachian Mtns and adjacent areas to NE Georgia (USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Otisorex . Reviewed by Owen (1984, Mammalian Species No. 215). Karyotype has 2n = 66, FN = 98. Overlaps in distribution and may be easily confused with arcticus in part of its range (Junge and Hoffmann, 1981).