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Blarina shermani

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Sherman's Short-tailed Shrew
(Blarina shermani)
Range
Taxonomic classification
Order:Eulipotyphla
Suborder:Erinaceota
Family:Soricidae
Subfamily:Soricinae
Tribe:Blarinini
Genus:Blarina
Binomial details
Blarina shermani Hamilton, 1955

Previously a subspecies of Blarina carolinensis, Blarina shermani was elevated to species status based on larger size and cranial morphology by Benedict et al. (2006). However, preliminary research by Mathis and Mathieu (2023) suggests: "Individuals from type locality of B. shermani and nearby localities do not appear to be genetically distinct from B. peninsulae. Blarina in Florida form 2 strongly supported clades: B. carolinensis and B. peninsulae. B. peninsulae is equally divergent from B. c. carolinensis as B. c. carolinensis is from B. c. minima."

References

Benedict RA, Genoways HH, Choate JR. 2006. Taxonomy of short-tailed shrews (genus Blarina) in Florida. Mammalogy Papers: University of Nebraska State Museum, p.103.

Hamilton WJ Jr. 1955. A new subspecies of Blarina brevicauda from Florida. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 68, 37.

Mathis VL, Mathieu R. 2023. Investigating the species status of Sherman’s short-tailed shrew (Blarina shermani): preliminary insights [Poster presentation]. 13th International Mammalogical Congress. Anchorage Alaska USA 14-20 July 2023.

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