Megasorex gigas (Merriam 1897)

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 : 280

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/939D11D5-64D5-CF87-4CE8-E75D004B5D76
treatment provided by	Guido
scientific name	Megasorex gigas (Merriam 1897)
status

Treatment

[Notiosorex] gigas Merriam 1897 , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 11: 227.

Type Locality: Mexico, Jalisco, near San Sebastián, mountains at Milpillas.

Vernacular Names: Mexican Shrew.

Distribution: Nayarit to Oaxaca ( Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Formerly included in Notiosorex ( Hall, 1981:65) ; but Repenning (1967:56) and Armstrong and Jones (1972 a, Mammalian Species No. 16) considered Megasorex a distinct genus; a view supported by George (1986) on the basis of allozyme data.