Soricinae G. Fischer 1814

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 : 267

Soricinae G. Fischer 1814

Soricinae G. Fischer 1814 , Zoognosia Tabulis Synopticis Illustrata, Vol. 3: x.

Synonyms: Sorexineae Lesson 1842 ; Soricinorum G. Fischer 1814 .

Genera: 14 genera with 148 species in 6 tribes:

Tribe Anourosoricini Anderson 1879

Genus Anourosorex Milne-Edwards 1872 (4 species)

Tribe Blarinellini Reumer 1998

Genus Blarinella Thomas 1911 (3 species)

Tribe Blarinini Kretzoi 1965

Genus Blarina Gray 1837 (4 species with 16 subspecies)

Genus Cryptotis Pomel 1848 (30 species with 7 subspecies)

Tribe Nectogalini Anderson 1879

Genus Chimarrogale Anderson 1877 (6 species)

Genus Chodsigoa Kastchenko 1907 (8 species with 3 subspecies)

Genus Episoriculus Ellermann and Morrison-Scott 1966 (4 species with 5 subspecies)

Genus Nectogale Milne-Edwards 1870 (1 species)

Genus Neomys Kaup 1829 (3 species)

Genus Nesiotites Bate 1945 (2 species)

Genus Soriculus Blyth 1854 (1 species with 2 subspecies)

Tribe Notiosoricini Reumer 1984

Genus Megasorex Hibbard 1950 (1 species)

Genus Notiosorex Coues 1877 (4 species)

Tribe Soricini G. Fischer 1814

Genus Sorex Linnaeus 1758 (77 species with 92 subspecies)

Discussion: The contents of Soricinae have been principally defined by Repenning (1967) and modified by Reumer (1984, 1998). All extant Nearctic shrews belong in this subfamily.