Myosorex varius

Myosorex varius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eulipotyphla

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Eulipotyphla

Familia: Soricidae
Subfamilia: Myosoricinae
Genus: Myosorex
Species: Myosorex varius

Name

Myosorex varius (Smuts, 1832)

• Holotype: RMNH.MAM.39038.a (loose bones), RMNH.MAM.39038.b (skin).
• Type locality: “in circuitu sinus ALGOACI (Algoa-Baai)”.

Combinations

• Sorex varius Smuts, 1832: 108 [original combination]
• Myosorex varius: Gray, 1838: 124 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Smuts, J. 1832. Dissertatio zoologica, enumerationem mammalium capensium continens; tribus tabulis adjunctis. J.C. Cyfveer: Leiden. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.69319 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Myosorex varius  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Südafrikanische Waldspitzmaus
English: South African Mouse Shrew