Sorex (Otisorex) leucogaster Kuroda 1933

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 220-311 : 290

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Sorex (Otisorex) leucogaster Kuroda 1933 , Bull. Biogeogr. Soc. Japan, 3 (3): 155.

Type Locality: Russia, Paramushir Isl; given by Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951:48) as "Nasauki, Amamu-shiru, 200 ft. [61 m], North Kurile Islands".

Vernacular Names: Paramushir Shrew.

Synonyms: Sorex (Otisorex) beringianus Yudin 1967 .

Distribution: Probably confined to Paramushir Isl, south of Kamchatka Peninsula.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Subgenus Otisorex , S. cinereus group ( Demboski and Cook, 2003). Karyotype has 2n = 66, FN = 70. Formerly included in cinereus or gracillimus ( Corbet, 1978 c) ; includes beringianus Yudin, 1967 . On the status, authorship and valid date of publication see Pavlinov and Rossolimo (1987). Related to jacksoni and ugyunak ( van Zyll de Jong, 1982, 1991 b).