Sorex (Otisorex) ornatus Merriam 1895

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Sorex (Otisorex) ornatus Merriam 1895

Sorex (Otisorex) ornatus Merriam 1895 , N. Amer. Fauna, 10: 79.

Type Locality: USA, "San Emigdio Canyon, Mt. Pi±os [Kern Co.], California ".

Vernacular Names: Ornate Shrew.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) ornatus subsp. ornatus Merriam 1895

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) ornatus subsp. juncensis Nelson and Goldman 1909

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) ornatus subsp. lagunae Nelson and Goldman 1909

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) ornatus subsp. relictus Grinnell 1932

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) ornatus subsp. salarius von Bloeker 1939

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) ornatus subsp. salicornicus von Bloeker 1932

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) ornatus subsp. sinuosus Grinnell 1913

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) ornatus subsp. willetti von Bloeker 1942

Distribution: California coastal ranges from N of San Francisco Bay to N part and S tip of Baja California; Santa Catalina Isl.

Conservation: U.S. ESA – Endangered as S. o. relictus; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Otisorex . Genetically related to S. vagrans ( Demboski and Cook, 2001) . Reviewed by Owen and Hoffmann (1983, Mammalian Species No. 212), who recognized 9 subspecies. For further distributional information see Williams (1979) and Junge and Hoffmann (1981); for karyotype (2n = 54, FN = 76) and allozyme data see Brown and Rudd (1981) and George (1988).