Scientific Name
Sorex cinereus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sorex cinereus Kerr, 1792
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Masked 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 cinereus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
- Mammal
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
5
References
Vouchers
59
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
KStraub@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
4/18/2019 12:53:58 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: ATBI Sensitivity = Park-Only Species Notes: Several formerly recognized subspecies recently have been regarded as distinct species (e.g., see van Zyll de Jong 1983). ^According to George (1988), electrophoretic data contradict morphometric evidence that S. FONTINALIS is conspecific with S. CINEREUS STATUS: Native, Breeder, Common, Present in Park; POLICY: /D; Assume all of this genus species are of this subspecies (per Paul Super); ; General Notes: subgenus Otisorex
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