Sorex (Otisorex) fumeus G. M. Miller 1895

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 : 288

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scientific name	Sorex (Otisorex) fumeus G. M. Miller 1895
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Sorex (Otisorex) fumeus G. M. Miller 1895 View in CoL

Sorex (Otisorex) fumeus G. M. Miller 1895 View in CoL , N. Amer. Fauna, 10: 50.

Type Locality: USA, "Peterboro [Madison Co.], New York." .

Vernacular Names: Smoky Shrew.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) fumeus subsp. fumeus G. M. Miller 1895

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) fumeus subsp. umbrosus Jackson 1917

Distribution: S Ontario, S Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia ( Canada); all of New England and Appalachian Mtns and adjacent areas to NE Georgia ( USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Otisorex . Reviewed by Owen (1984, Mammalian Species No. 215). Karyotype has 2n = 66, FN = 98. Overlaps in distribution and may be easily confused with arcticus in part of its range ( Junge and Hoffmann, 1981).