Notiosorex
Genus of mammals
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Notiosorex is a genus of shrew from the subfamily Soricinae.
| Notiosorex[1] Temporal range: Late Miocene to Recent, | |
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| 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 | |
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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
