Sorex (Sorex) roboratus Hollister 1913

Sorex (Sorex) roboratus Hollister 1913, Smithson. Misc. Coll., 60 (24): 2.

Type Locality: Russia, Gorno-Altaisk A.O., " 5 mi [8 km] S Dapuchu [Altai Mtns, Tapucha]".

Vernacular Names: Flat-skulled Shrew.

Synonyms: Sorex (Sorex) dukelskiae Ognev 1933; Sorex (Sorex) jacutensis Dudelsky 1928; Sorex (Sorex) thomasi Ognev 1922; Sorex (Sorex) tomensis Ognev 1922; Sorex (Sorex) turuchanensis Naumoff 1931; Sorex (Sorex) vir G. Allen 1914 .

Distribution: Russia east of River Ob to Ussuri River, south to Altai Mtns, N Mongolia, and Primorsk Krai.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Sorex, S. caecutiens group. Formerly known as vir but roboratus has priority (Hoffmann, 1985 a; Zaitsev, 1988). Taxonomy and distribution revised by Hoffmann (1985 a). Karyotype has 2n = 42, FN = 70 (Orlov and Kozlovsky, 1971).