Sorex (Sorex) roboratus Hollister 1913

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 : 295

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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).