Sorex (Otisorex) macrodon Merriam 1895

Sorex (Otisorex) macrodon Merriam 1895, N. Amer. Fauna, 10: 82.

Type Locality: "Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico (altitude 4,200 feet [1280 m])." .

Vernacular Names: Large-toothed Shrew.

Distribution: Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz, in mountains from 4000-9500 ft (1219-2896 m). See Heaney and Birney (1977).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Subgenus Otisorex . Similar to, and possibly conspecific with, veraepacis (see Junge and Hoffmann, 1981).