Neomysorex Rzebik-Kowalska 1981 (red-toothed shrew)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Soricidae

Full reference: B. Rzebik-Kowalska. 1981. The Pliocene and Pleistocene Insectivora (Mammalia) of Poland IV. Soricidae: Neomysorex n. gen. and Episoriculus Ellerman er Morrison-Scott 1951. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 25(8):227-250

Parent taxon: Neomyini according to K. Kowalski 1956

Sister taxa: Amblycoptus, Anourosorex, Builstynia, Chimarrogale, Chodsigoa, Episoriculus, Megasorex, Nectogale, Neomys, Soriculus

Subtaxa: none

Type: Sorex alpinoides

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: found only at Podlesice (Pliocene of Poland)

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