Sorex gracillimus 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 : 24-25

Sorex gracillimus Thomas, 1907 —Slender Shrew

Sorex minutus gracillimus Thomas, 1907b p.408 ; Type locality- Sakhalin, Russia; Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 p.48; Won, 1958 p.450; Jones & Johnson, 1960 p.561; Won, 1967 p.269; Won, 1968 p.59.

Sorex gracillimus: Corbet, 1978 p.19 ; Yoon, 1992 p.19; Han, 1994 p.45; Won & Smith, 1999 p.10; Han, 2004a p.32.

Range: Sorex gracillimus has its distribution limited to extreme northeastern Korea at Mt. Baekdu ( Fig. 12 ). An alleged collection of this shrew at Mt. Jiri in 1983 found no support from a specimen or official collection of this shrew in South Korea ( Han 2004a). Thus, the occurrence of this species in South Korea remains problematic.

Remarks: Additional efforts are necessary to determine the status of this species in North Korea. Previously, S. gracillimus was considered a subspecies of Sorex minutus . The subspecies inhabiting Korea remains doubtful, but is probably S. g. hyojironis, since this subspecies occupies nearby Manchuria.

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FIGURE 12. Range map of Sorex gracillimus in Korea.