Sorex alpinus Schinz, 1837 . Neue Denkschr. Allgem. Schweiz. Gesell. Naturwiss. Neuchâtel, 1:13.

TYPE LOCALITY: Switzerland, Canton Uri, St. Gotthard Pass .

DISTRIBUTION: Montane forests of C Europe; including Pyrenees, Carpathians, Tatra, Sudeten, Harz, and Jura Mtns.

SYNONYMS: hercynicus, intermedius, longobarda, tatricus.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Sorex or Homalurus; see Hutterer (19826). Reviewed by Spitzenberger (1990a).