Notiosorex

Notiosorex is a genus of shrew from the subfamily Soricinae.

Notiosorex[1] Temporal range: Late Miocene to Recent, 6.69–Present Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Crawford's gray shrew (Notiosorex crawfordi)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Subfamily:	Soricinae
Tribe:	Notiosoricini
Genus:	Notiosorex
Type species
Sorex (Notiosorex) crawfordi Coues, 1877
Species
N. cockrumi N. crawfordi N. evotis N. villai N. tataticuli

History

Notiosorex shrews have a fossil history that extends to the Miocene (i.e., mid-Hemphillian). The geographic distribution of the genus has always been in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.^[2]

Species

There are four described extant species of Notiosorex:

• Cockrum's gray shrew (N. cockrumi)
• Crawford's gray shrew (N. crawfordi)
• Large-eared gray shrew (N. evotis)
• Villa's gray shrew (N. villai)

There are several extinct species of Notiosorex described from the fossil record:^[2]

• †N. dalquesti
• †N. harrisi
• †N. jacksoni
• †N. repenningi