Sorex nepalensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eulipotyphla

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Eulipotyphla

Familia: Soricidae
Subfamilia: Soricinae
Tribus: Soricini
Genus: Sorex
Species: Sorex nepalensis

Name

Sorex nepalensis Weigel, 1969

• Holotype:
• Type locality: “Ringmo, NE Nepal (3920m)”.

Combinations

• Sorex cylindricauda nepalensis Weigel, 1969: 152 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Weigel, I. 1969. Systematische Übersicht über die Insektenfresser und Nager Nepals nebst Bemerkungen zur Tiergeographie. pp. 149–196 in Hellmich, W.. Khumbu Himal: Ergebnisse des Forschungsunternehmens Nepal Himalaya. Bd. 3, Lfg. 2. Universitätsverl. Wagner: Innsbruck.

Additional references

• Chen, S.-D., Tang, K.-Y., Wang, X.-M., Li, F.-J., Fu, C.-K., Liu, Y., Faiz, A.H., Jiang, X.-L. & Liu, S.-Y. 2022. Multi-locus phylogeny and species delimitations of the striped-back shrew group (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae): Implications for cryptic diversity, taxonomy and multiple speciation patterns. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 177: 107619. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107619 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Nepalese Striped Shrew