Sorex (Otisorex) dispar Batchelder 1911

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Sorex (Otisorex) dispar Batchelder 1911

Sorex (Otisorex) dispar Batchelder 1911 , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 24: 97.

Type Locality: USA, "Beede's (sometimes called Keene Heights), in the township of Keene, Essex county, New York ". Redescribed by Martin (1966:131) as 0.6 mi. (1 km) S, 0.5 mi. (0.8 km) E St. Huberts, Essex Co., New York, lat. 44°09', long. 73°46'.

Vernacular Names: Long-tailed Shrew.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) dispar subsp. dispar Batchelder 1911

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) dispar subsp. blitchi Schwartz 1956

Distribution: Appalachian Mtns from W Virginia to N Carolina and Tenessee; New England, S New Brunswick and adjacent Nova Scotia ( Canada).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Otisorex . For comparison with gaspensis see Kirkland and Van Deusen (1979). Reviewed by Kirkland (1981, Mammalian Species No. 155).