Sorex ugyunak
69. Barren Ground Shrew Sorex ugyunak French: Musaraigne de Beaufort / German: Kanadische Tundraspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarafna de tierras aridas Taxonomy. Sorex cinereus ugyunak R. M. An- derson & Rand, 1945, “ Tuktuk (Tuktuyak- tok), northeast side of Mackenzie River delta, south of Toker Point...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:6869732 2024-09-15T18:18:12+00:00 Sorex ugyunak Russell A. Mittermeier Don E. Wilson 2018-07-31 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6869732 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/3D474A54A031875DFA2BAAFE14B8F838 unknown Lynx Edicions https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6870843 http://publication.plazi.org/id/C17E322CA0288744FF8DAB47125EFFF9 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6870999 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6871020 https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6869731 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6869732 oai:zenodo.org:6869732 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/3D474A54A031875DFA2BAAFE14B8F838 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Chordata Mammalia Soricomorpha Soricidae Sorex Sorex ugyunak info:eu-repo/semantics/other 2018 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.686973210.5281/zenodo.687084310.5281/zenodo.687099910.5281/zenodo.687102010.5281/zenodo.6869731 2024-07-26T04:22:00Z 69. Barren Ground Shrew Sorex ugyunak French: Musaraigne de Beaufort / German: Kanadische Tundraspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarafna de tierras aridas Taxonomy. Sorex cinereus ugyunak R. M. An- derson & Rand, 1945, “ Tuktuk (Tuktuyak- tok), northeast side of Mackenzie River delta, south of Toker Point, Mackenzie District, Northwest Territories, Canada.” Sorex ugyunak is in the S. cinereus group and subgenus Otisorex. It is included in the Beringian clade along with S. pribilofensis, S. portenkor, S. jackson, S. camtschaticus, and S. leucogaster; all six species might repre-::: sent one wide-ranging species based on genetic information, but they are retained as distinct here until additional research is undertaken. S. ugyunak has been included in S. cinereus, but genetic and morphological evidence supports its recognition as a distinct species. Monotypic. Distribution. N Alaska (USA), N Yukon, N Northwest Territories, Nunavut, extreme NE Saskatchewan, and NW Manitoba (N Canada). Descriptive notes. Head-body 47-70 mm, tail 32-37 mm, hindfoot 12-14 mm; weight 4-5 g. The Barren Ground Shrew is small to medium-sized, with striking pelage. Dorsum is dark brown—darker than in the Pribilof Island Shrew (S. pribilofensis) but lighter than in the Saint Lawrence Island Shrew (S. jacksoni); venter and lower sides are whitish with brownish tone; and distinctive line separates dorsum and sides. Tailis relatively short, narrow, and bicolored, being light brown above and whitish below, with brown or buffy tuft of hair at tip. Juvenile Barren Ground Shrews are more uniformly colored than adults. Teeth are dark red. There are five unicuspid,fifth is minute, and first through fourth get slightly smaller from front to back. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 60 and FN = 62. Habitat. Moist tundra, with shrubby willows and birch, and sedge and grass meadows. Food and Feeding. No information. Breeding. No information. Activity patterns. No information. Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information. Status and Conservation. ... Other/Unknown Material Mackenzie river Northwest Territories Nunavut Tundra Alaska Yukon Zenodo |
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69. Barren Ground Shrew Sorex ugyunak French: Musaraigne de Beaufort / German: Kanadische Tundraspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarafna de tierras aridas Taxonomy. Sorex cinereus ugyunak R. M. An- derson & Rand, 1945, “ Tuktuk (Tuktuyak- tok), northeast side of Mackenzie River delta, south of Toker Point, Mackenzie District, Northwest Territories, Canada.” Sorex ugyunak is in the S. cinereus group and subgenus Otisorex. It is included in the Beringian clade along with S. pribilofensis, S. portenkor, S. jackson, S. camtschaticus, and S. leucogaster; all six species might repre-::: sent one wide-ranging species based on genetic information, but they are retained as distinct here until additional research is undertaken. S. ugyunak has been included in S. cinereus, but genetic and morphological evidence supports its recognition as a distinct species. Monotypic. Distribution. N Alaska (USA), N Yukon, N Northwest Territories, Nunavut, extreme NE Saskatchewan, and NW Manitoba (N Canada). Descriptive notes. Head-body 47-70 mm, tail 32-37 mm, hindfoot 12-14 mm; weight 4-5 g. The Barren Ground Shrew is small to medium-sized, with striking pelage. Dorsum is dark brown—darker than in the Pribilof Island Shrew (S. pribilofensis) but lighter than in the Saint Lawrence Island Shrew (S. jacksoni); venter and lower sides are whitish with brownish tone; and distinctive line separates dorsum and sides. Tailis relatively short, narrow, and bicolored, being light brown above and whitish below, with brown or buffy tuft of hair at tip. Juvenile Barren Ground Shrews are more uniformly colored than adults. Teeth are dark red. There are five unicuspid,fifth is minute, and first through fourth get slightly smaller from front to back. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 60 and FN = 62. Habitat. Moist tundra, with shrubby willows and birch, and sedge and grass meadows. Food and Feeding. No information. Breeding. No information. Activity patterns. No information. Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information. Status and Conservation. ... |
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