Microsorex hoyi Baird 1858 (American pygmy shrew)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Alternative combination: Sorex hoyi
Synonym: Sorex thompsoni Baird 1858
Belongs to Microsorex according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Dalquest and Schultz 1992, Hall 1981, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Repenning 1967, Seymour 2004 and Wilson and Reeder 1993
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (16: Colorado, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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