Sorex saussurei Merriam 1892

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 : 296

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scientific name	Sorex saussurei Merriam 1892
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Sorex saussurei Merriam 1892 View in CoL

Sorex saussurei Merriam 1892 View in CoL , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 7: 173.

Type Locality: "Sierra de Colima, Jalisco, Mexico, (altitude 8000 feet [2438 m])".

Vernacular Names: Saussure's Shrew.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Sorex saussurei subsp. saussurei Merriam 1892

Subspecies Sorex saussurei subsp. godmani Merriam 1897

Distribution: Colima, Distrito Federal, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Morelos, Puebla, from 2100 to 3650 m or more ( Mexico); Guatemala.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Referred to unnamed subgenus by George (1988:456). Populations from Guatemala provisionally included by Junge and Hoffmann (1981) may be distinct and should be carefully studied.