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The shrew (family Soricidae) is a small mole-like mammal classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, or the West Indies shrews, which belong to different families or orders.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soricidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 4.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	5534	https://www.gbif.org/species/5534
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	40443	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=40443

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricidae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Triploblastica	Lankester 1877
-	Nephrozoa	Jondelius et al. 2002
-	Deuterostomia	Grobben 1908
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1847
subphylum	Vertebrata	Lamarck 1801
superclass	Gnathostomata	Gegenbauer 1874
-	Osteichthyes
-	Sarcopterygii	Romer 1955
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha
-	Tetrapoda
-	Reptiliomorpha	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Anthracosauria	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Batrachosauria
-	Cotylosauria
-	Amniota	Haeckel 1866
-	Synapsida	Osborn 1903
-	Therapsida
infraorder	Cynodontia
-	Epicynodontia	Hopson and Kitching 2001
infraorder	Eucynodontia	Kemp 1982
-	Probainognathia	Hopson 1990
-	Mammaliamorpha	Rowe 1988
-	Mammaliaformes	Rowe 1988
class	Mammalia	Linnaeus 1758
subclass	Tribosphenida
infraclass	Eutheria
-	Placentalia	Owen 1837
-	Laurasiatheria	Waddell et al. 1999
-	Eulipotyphla
suborder	Soricomorpha	Gregory 1910
family	Soricidae	Fischer 1814

Common Name

shrew

Scientific Name

Soricidae

Name Published In

Zoognosia tabulis synopticis illustrate vol.3 p.x

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Soricidae	family	belongs to Plantigradae	stated without evidence	Gray, 1821
Soricidae	family	belongs to Bestiae	stated without evidence	Bonaparte, 1850
Soricidae	family	belongs to Soricoidea	stated without evidence	Schlosser, 1877
Soricidae	family	belongs to Insectivora	stated without evidence	Flower, 1883
Soricidae	family	belongs to Soricomorpha	stated without evidence	Gregory, 1910
Soricidae	family	belongs to Lipotyphla	stated without evidence	Jaekel, 1911
Soricidae	family	belongs to Insectivora	stated without evidence	Sherman, 1952
Soricidae	family	belongs to Soricoidea	stated without evidence	Van Valen, 1967
Soricidae	family	belongs to Insectivora	stated without evidence	Kurten, 1968
Soricidae	family	belongs to Soricomorpha	implied	Carroll, 1988
Soricidae	family	belongs to Insectivora	stated without evidence	Shoshani et al., 1989
Soricidae	family	belongs to Insectivora	implied	Nowak, 1991
Soricidae	family	belongs to Eulipotyphla	stated without evidence	Madsen et al., 2001
Soricidae	family	belongs to Eulipotyphla	stated with evidence	Douady et al., 2002
Soricidae	family	belongs to Lipotyphla	stated with evidence	Asher et al., 2005
Soricidae	family	belongs to Soricoidea	stated without evidence	Lopatin, 2006
Soricidae	family	belongs to Lipotyphla	stated without evidence	Asher and Helgen, 2010
Soricidae	family	belongs to Soricomorpha	stated with evidence	Silcox et al., 2010
Soricidae	family	belongs to Lipotyphla	stated without evidence	Korth and Evander, 2016

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

272

Extant Size (PBDB)

72 (26%)

First Recorded Appearance

93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Environment

terrestrial (based on Eutheria)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)

Diet

omnivore

Ecospace Comments

life habit and diet based on Nowak 1999

Taphonomy

phosphatic (based on Vertebrata)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution

Common Name(s)

Näbbmöss, Shrews, Shrew

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soricidae

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
👁 Image Allosoricinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)
👁 Image Crocidosoricinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)	91	33.9 Ma Oligocene	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Crocidurinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)	White-toothed Shrew	228	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Limnoecinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)	4	30.8 Ma Oligocene	11.1 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Soricinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)	Red-toothed Shrew	1,001	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Soricolestinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)	1	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
👁 Image Adeloblarina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	20.4 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Alloblarinella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	6	12.8 Ma Miocene	3.20 Ma Pliocene
👁 Image Alluvisorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	14	16.0 Ma Miocene	10.3 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Amblycoptus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	8	11.6 Ma Miocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
👁 Image Anchiblarinella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	13.6 Ma Miocene	13.6 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Angustidens ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	20.4 Ma Miocene	11.1 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Anouroneomys ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
👁 Image Anourosorex genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Mole Shrew	8	8.70 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Aralosorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	28.4 Ma Oligocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
👁 Image Arctisorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	5.33 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Asoriculus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	16	11.6 Ma Miocene	0.78 Ma Pleistocene
👁 Image Atasorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	28.4 Ma Oligocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
👁 Image Beckiasorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	4.90 Ma Pliocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
👁 Image Beremendia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	81	5.33 Ma Miocene	0.78 Ma Pleistocene
👁 Image Blarina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	American Short-tailed Shrew	84	4.90 Ma Pliocene	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Blarinella genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	11	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Blarinoides ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	18	5.33 Ma Miocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
👁 Image Builstynia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	11.6 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Chimarrogale genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Asiatic Water Shrew	2	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Chodsigoa genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Clapasorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	23.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Cokia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	4	11.6 Ma Miocene	4.20 Ma Pliocene
Congosorex genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
👁 Image Cretasorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
👁 Image Crocidosorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	7	28.4 Ma Oligocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Crocidura genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	176	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Crusafontina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	20	13.6 Ma Miocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
👁 Image Cryptotis genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Small-eared Shrew	41	10.3 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Deinsdorfia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	20	12.8 Ma Miocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
👁 Image Diplomesodon genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Domnina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	58	46.2 Ma Eocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Episoriculus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	43	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Feroculus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
👁 Image Florinia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	7	20.4 Ma Miocene	16.9 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Hesperosorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	23.0 Ma Miocene	13.6 Ma Miocene
Heterosorex genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
👁 Image Ingentisorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	16.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Kordosia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	8.70 Ma Miocene	4.20 Ma Pliocene
👁 Image Lartetium ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	10	20.4 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Limnoecus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	49	24.8 Ma Oligocene	8.70 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Lunanosorex genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Lusorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	16.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Megasorex genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Miocrocidosorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Miosorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	22	20.4 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Myosorex genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	12	7.25 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Nectogale genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
Neomys genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
👁 Image Nesiotites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	13	5.33 Ma Miocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
👁 Image Notiosorex genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Gray Shrew	25	10.3 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Paenelimnoecus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	37	20.0 Ma Miocene	3.20 Ma Pliocene
👁 Image Paenepetenyia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	11.6 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Paenesorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	6	12.8 Ma Miocene	12.8 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Paracrocidura ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
👁 Image Paracryptotis ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	13	13.6 Ma Miocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
👁 Image Paradomnina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	10	23.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Paranourosorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	11.6 Ma Miocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
👁 Image Parasorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	31	16.0 Ma Miocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
👁 Image Parydrosorex genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
👁 Image Petenyia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	54	13.6 Ma Miocene	0.78 Ma Pleistocene
👁 Image Petenyiella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	5	8.70 Ma Miocene	3.20 Ma Pliocene
👁 Image Planisorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	4.90 Ma Pliocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
👁 Image Podihik ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
👁 Image Pseudotrimylus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	24	33.9 Ma Oligocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Ruwenzorisorex genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
👁 Image Scutisorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0.01 Ma Pleistocene
👁 Image Siwalikosorex ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	11.6 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Solisorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
👁 Image Sorex genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Soricella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	8	23.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Soricolestes ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
👁 Image Soriculus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	7	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Srinitium ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	6	33.9 Ma Oligocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Suevosorex genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
👁 Image Sulimskia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	6	5.33 Ma Miocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
👁 Image Suncus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	25	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Surdisorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
👁 Image Sylvisorex genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
👁 Image Taatsiinia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
👁 Image Tavoonyia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	28.4 Ma Oligocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
👁 Image Tregosorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	13.6 Ma Miocene	13.6 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Ulmensia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	28.4 Ma Oligocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
👁 Image Wilsonosorex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	20.4 Ma Miocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
👁 Image Zelceina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	4	11.6 Ma Miocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Blairina gidleyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nesorex palustris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1814	Soricidae Fischer
1821	Soricidae Gray p. 300
1850	Soricidae Bonaparte p. 1
1877	Soricidae Schlosser p. 89
1883	Soricidae Flower p. 186
1889	Soricidae Cope p. 876
1891	Soricidae Flower and Lydekker p. 92
1902	Soricidae Hay p. 738
1910	Soricidae Gregory p. 465
1911	Soricidae Jaekel p. 210
1952	Soricidae Sherman p. 87
1966	Soricidae Johnson p. 80
1967	Soricidae Van Valen

Year	Name and Author
1968	Soricidae Kurten p. 43
1980	Soricidae Kurten and Anderson p. 103
1988	Soricidae Carroll
1989	Soricidae Shoshani et al. p. 436
1991	Soricidae Nowak
2001	Soricidae Madsen et al. p. 611
2002	Soricidae Douady et al. p. 204
2005	Soricidae Asher et al. p. 920
2006	Soricidae Lopatin
2010	Soricidae Asher and Helgen p. 3 figs. Figure 1
2010	Soricidae Silcox et al.
2016	Soricidae Korth and Evander

References

Carroll R. L. (1988) , Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, 1-698

Gray J. E. On the natural arrangement of vertebrose animals, The London Medical Repository Monthly Journal and Review 15, 296-310

Bonaparte C.-L. , Conspectus Systematis Mastozoologiae. Editio Altera Reformata [Survey of the system of mammals. Second revised edition]. E. J. Brill, Leyden, 1

Schlosser M. Die Affen, Lemuren, Chiropteren, Insectivoren, Marsupialier, Creodonten und Carnivoren des Europaischen Tertiars, Beitrage zur Paleontologie Osterreich-Ungarns un des Orients 6, 1-224

Flower W. H. On the arrangement of the Orders and Families of existing Mammalia, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1883, 178-186

Cope E. D. Synopsis of the families of Vertebrata, The American Naturalist 23, 1-29

Hay O. P. (1902) , Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 179, 1-868

Gregory W. K. (1910) The orders of mammals, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 27, 1-524

Jaekel O. (1911) , Die Wirbeltiere. Eine Übersicht über die Fossilen und Lebenden Formen [The Vertebrates. An Overview of the Fossil and Living Forms], viii-252

Sherman H. B. (1952) A list and bibliography of the mammals of Florida, living and extinct, Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 15 2, 86-126

Johnson G. D. (1966) Small mammals of the Middle Oligocene of the Big Badlands of South Dakota, Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Sciences 45, 78-83

Van Valen L. (1967) New Paleocene insectivores and insectivore classification, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 135 5, 217-284

Kurten B. (1968) Pleistocene Mammals of Europe, 1-317

Kurten B., Anderson E. (1980) , Pleistocene mammals of North America, 1-442

Shoshani J., Fisher D. C., et al (1989) The Shelton Mastodon Site: Multidisciplinary study of a late Pleistocene (Twocreekan) locality in Southeastern Michigan, Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27 14, 393-436

Nowak R. M. (1991) Walker's Mammals of the World, Maryland, Johns Hopkins University Press (edited volume) II

Asher R. J., Emry R. J., et al (2005) New material of Centetodon (Mammalia, Lipotyphla) and the importance of (missing) DNA sequences in systematic paleontology, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25 4, 911-923

Lopatin A. V. (2006) Early Paleogene insectivore mammals of Asia and establishment of the major groups of Insectivora, Paleontological Journal 40 3, S205-S405

Asher R. J., Helgen K. M. (2010) Nomenclature and placental mammal phylogeny, BMC Evolutionary BIology 10 102, 1-9

Silcox M. T., Bloch J. I., et al (2010) Cranial anatomy of Paleocene and Eocene Labidolemur kayi (Mammalia: Apatotheria), and the relationships of the Apatemyidae to other mammals, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160, 773-825

Korth W. W., Evander R. L. (2016) Lipotyphla, Chiroptera, Lagomorpha, and Rodentia (Mammalia) from Observation Quarry, Earliest Barstovian (Miocene), Dawes County, Nebraska, Annals of Carnegie Museum 83 3, 219-254 doi:10.2992/007.083.0301

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