Sorex planiceps Miller 1911

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 : 294

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Sorex planiceps Miller 1911 View in CoL

Sorex planiceps Miller 1911 View in CoL , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 24: 242.

Type Locality: India, "Dachin, Khistwar, Kashmir (altitude, 9000 feet [2743 m])".

Vernacular Names: Kashmir Pygmy Shrew.

Distribution: Kashmir ( India) and N Pakistan.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Considered a subspecies of thibetanus by Dolgov and Hoffmann (1977) and Hoffmann (1987, 1996 a, b), but retained by Hutterer (1979) because of larger skull measurements. The problem remains unresolved.