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Microsorex hoyi
(Baird, 1857)
- pygmy shrew
(mammal)
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Entity:
[Microsorex] (Genus)
..[Microsorex hoyi] (Species) - pygmy shrew
....[Microsorex hoyi hoyi] (Subspecies)
....[Microsorex hoyi winnemana] (Subspecies)
Authorship
Original name
:
Baird, 1857:32.
Subsequent generic combination
:
Types
Type of
:
Microsorex
(Genus)
Baird, 1877
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Microsorex hoyi hoyi
(Baird, 1857)
Combinations
Current combination
:
Sorex hoyi
Baird, 1857
Ref:
R. Hutterer, 2005
: 289.
Different combination
:
Sorex hoyi
Baird, 1857
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Sorex thompsoni
Baird, 1858
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
Noordamerikaanse dwergspitsmuis
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
pygmy shrew
:
American pygmy shrew
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
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28 Aug 2026