Notiosorex is a genus of shrew from the subfamily Soricinae.
History
Notiosorex shrews have a fossil history that extends to the
Miocene (i.e., mid-
Hemphillian). The geographic distribution of the genus has always been in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Species
There are four described extant species of
Notiosorex:
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Cockrum's gray shrew ( N. cockrumi)
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Crawford's gray shrew ( N. crawfordi)
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Large-eared gray shrew ( N. evotis)
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Villa's gray shrew ( N. villai)
There are several extinct species of Notiosorex described from the fossil record:
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N. dalquesti
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N. harrisi
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N. jacksoni
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N. repenningi
