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Catalog Data

Collector:
E. W. Nelson  Search this
Length - Total:
108 mm
Length - Tail:
43 mm
Length - Hind Tarsus:
13 mm
Preparation:
Skin
Skull
Remarks:
most of braincase missing
Sex:
Male
Stage:
Adult
Type Citation:
Merriam, C. H. 1895. Synopsis of the American shrews of the genus Sorex. 10 79.
Type Status:
Type
Place:
Mount Pinos, head of San Emigdio Canyon, Kern County, California, United States, North America
Collection Date:
19 Oct 1891
Record Last Modified:
5 Jan 2023
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Soricomorpha, Soricidae, Soricinae
Published Name:
Sorex ornatus ornatus
Sorex ornatus Merriam, 1895
Other Numbers:
Mammals Field Number : 1328
Other Catalog Number : A0043198
USNM Number:
31333
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/369d2e668-8255-4904-bad8-1f00fe826d31
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_7228987