Sorex planiceps
G. S. Miller, 1911
Kashmir Shrew
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Superfamily | : Soricoidea |
| Family | : Soricidae |
| Subfamily | : Soricinae |
| Tribe | : Soricini |
| Genus | : Sorex |
| Subgenus | : Sorex |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Miller, G.S., Jr. 1911-11-28. Two new shrews from Kashmir. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 24:241-242.
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Original name as described
Sorex planiceps
Other common names
Kashmir Pygmy Shrew
Type material
USNM:MAMM:173915
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Dachin, Khistwar, Kashmir (altitude, 9000 feet [= 2743 m])."
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Pakistan · India · China
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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Names and synonyms
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Total: 1 name and synonym.
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