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Scientific Name
Sorex arcticus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sorex arcticus Kerr, 1792
Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Arctic shrew
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Eulipotyphla |
| Family | Soricidae |
| Subfamily | Soricinae |
| Tribe | Soricini |
| Genus | Sorex |
| Species | Sorex arcticus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Myers and Svendsen 1990
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Whitaker and Hamilton 1998
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Not as common as expected, but a few were captured in wet field in eastern portion of Lakeshore.; Data Source: Myers and Svendsen 1990
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Whitaker and Hamilton 1998
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
D M Loope
Created Date
11/21/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Leah Kainulainen
Last Modified Date
8/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Myers, P and G. Svendsen. 1990. Survey of mammals along the Beaver Rim Road right-of-way, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Univ. of Mich. Ann Arbor, MI. Whitaker, John O., Jr., and William J. Hamilton, Jr. 1998. Mammals of the Eastern United States. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. 583 pp.
