Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status
Author
Jo, Yeong-Seok
Author
Baccus, John T.
Author
Koprowski, John L.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-11-19
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4522.1.1
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Sorex minutissimus
Zimmermann, 1780
—Eurasian Least Shrew
Sorex minutissimus
Zimmermann, 1780 p.385
;
Type
locality-Yenisei,
Russia
;
Han, 1994 p.45
;
Won & Smith, 1999 p.10
;
Han, 2004a p.33
.
S. minutissimus ishikawai
Yoshiyuki, 1988 p.152
;
Yoon, 1992 p.18
.
Range:
Only five specimens of the Eurasian least shrew were collected in
Korea
. The records came from collections made around Mt. Seorak and Odae (
Han 2004a;
Fig. 13
).
Remarks:
Yoshiyuki (1988)
subsumed the population in
Korea
as
S. minutissimus ishikawai
based on specimens collected at Mt. Odae, but other mammalogists did not recognize the subspecies name (
Yoon 1992
;
Won & Smith 1999
;
Han 2004a
). Additional research on this taxon is needed to delineate its distribution and taxonomy in
Korea
.