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Taxon: Species Suncus murinus (Linnaeus, 1766) - house shrew (mammal)
 Entity: 

Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  (C. Linnaeus, 1766)
Original name:  Linnaeus, 1766:74.
Subsequent generic combination: 

Types

Type, by synonymy, of: Suncus (Genus) Ehrenberg, 1832
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: Suncus murinus murinus

Variants

Incorrect spelling: Suncus marinus orth. inval. Ref: R. Hutterer, 2005: 260. [inferred]

Synonyms

Accepted name: Suncus montanus (Kelaart, 1850) Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Accepted name: Suncus zeylanicus Phillips, 1928 Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Synonymous name: Suncus luzoniensis Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 36.
Synonymous name: Suncus occultidens Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 36.
Synonymous name: Suncus palawanensis Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 36.
Synonymous name (subjective): Crocidura edwardsiana Ref: R. Hutterer, 2005: 260.

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: stinkmuis
: muskusspitsmuis

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: house shrew Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
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