MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Soriculus nigrescens minor

Accepted taxon: Soriculus nigrescens minor
Taxon:	Soriculus nigrescens minor
Rank:	Subspecies
Higher Classification:	SORICOMORPHA \| Soricidae \| Soricinae \| Nectogalini \| Soriculus \| nigrescens \| minor
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Soriculus nigrescens minor.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
There are no Diet Items available.

^a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Soriculus nigrescens minor.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
No trait values available.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Soriculus nigrescens minor.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Yunnan, China	g	21	21	-	-	7.7	8.9	12.1	1	Chen, Z.,…
Ear Length (EL)	Yunnan, China	mm	21	21	-	-	6	8	10	1	Chen, Z.,…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	20	20	-	-	62	71	77	4	Pei, X., …
Head-Body Length (HBL)	Yunnan, China	mm	21	21	-	-	62	71	77	4	Chen, Z.,…
Hind Foot Length (HFL)	Yunnan, China	mm	21	21	-	-	11	12	14	1	Chen, Z.,…
Tail Length (TL)	Yunnan, China	mm	20	20	-	-	32	37	43	4	Chen, Z.,…
Tail Length (TL)	nan	mm	21	21	-	-	31.5	36.7	43	4	Pei, X., …

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Soriculus nigrescens minor.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
basal length (BL)	Yunnan, China	mm	6	6	-	-	17	17	18	0	Chen, Z.,…
condyle-incisive length (CIL)	Yunnan, China	mm	6	6	-	-	19	20	20	0	Chen, Z.,…
cranial breadth (CB)	Yunnan, China	mm	7	7	-	-	10	10	11	0	Chen, Z.,…
cranial height (CH)	Yunnan, China	mm	7	7	-	-	6	6	7	0	Chen, Z.,…
distance between infraorbital foramina (DIF)	Yunnan, China	mm	7	7	-	-	4	4	4	0	Chen, Z.,…
distance from the front of upper fourth premolar to the end of upper third molar (P4M3)	Yunnan, China	mm	7	7	-	-	5	5	5	0	Chen, Z.,…
foramen magnum breadth (BMF)	Yunnan, China	mm	6	6	-	-	3	3	4	0	Chen, Z.,…
height of articular condyle (HAC)	Yunnan, China	mm	7	7	-	-	3	4	4	0	Chen, Z.,…
height of coronoid process (HCP)	Yunnan, China	mm	7	7	-	-	5	5	5	0	Chen, Z.,…
height of coronoid valley (HCV)	Yunnan, China	mm	7	7	-	-	3	3	3	0	Chen, Z.,…
interorbital breadth (IOB)	Yunnan, China	mm	7	7	-	-	5	5	5	0	Chen, Z.,…
lower toothrow length (LTR)	Yunnan, China	mm	7	7	-	-	8	8	8	0	Chen, Z.,…
mandibular length (ML)	Yunnan, China	mm	7	7	-	-	11	11	11	0	Chen, Z.,…
maxillary breadth (MB)	Yunnan, China	mm	7	7	-	-	6	6	6	0	Chen, Z.,…
maximum width across the upper second molars (M2M2)	Yunnan, China	mm	7	7	-	-	6	6	6	0	Chen, Z.,…
palatoincisive length (PIL)	Yunnan, China	mm	7	7	-	-	9	9	9	0	Chen, Z.,…
postpalatal depth (PPD)	Yunnan, China	mm	7	7	-	-	4	4	4	0	Chen, Z.,…
upper toothrow length (UTL)	Yunnan, China	mm	7	7	-	-	8	9	9	0	Chen, Z.,…
basal length (BL)	nan	mm	7	7	-	-	17	17	18	0	Pei, X., …
condyle-incisive length (CIL)	nan	mm	7	7	-	-	19	20	20	0	Pei, X., …
cranial breadth (CB)	nan	mm	7	7	-	-	10	10	11	0	Pei, X., …
cranial height (CH)	nan	mm	7	7	-	-	6	6	7	0	Pei, X., …
distance between infra-orbital foramina (DIF)	nan	mm	7	7	-	-	4	4	4	0	Pei, X., …
distance from the front of upper fourth premolar to the end of upper third molar (P4 M3)	nan	mm	7	7	-	-	5	5	5	0	Pei, X., …
ear length (EL)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	6	8	10	1	Pei, X., …
foramen magnum breadth (BMF)	nan	mm	7	7	-	-	3	3	4	0	Pei, X., …
height of articular condyle (HAC)	nan	mm	7	7	-	-	3	4	4	0	Pei, X., …
height of coronoid process (HCP)	nan	mm	7	7	-	-	5	5	5	0	Pei, X., …
height of coronoid valley (HCV)	nan	mm	7	7	-	-	3	3	3	0	Pei, X., …
hind foot length (HL)	nan	mm	21	21	-	-	11	12	14	1	Pei, X., …
interorbital breadth (IOB)	nan	mm	7	7	-	-	5	5	5	0	Pei, X., …
lower tooth-row length (LTR)	nan	mm	7	7	-	-	8	8	8	0	Pei, X., …
mandibular length (ML)	nan	mm	7	7	-	-	11	11	11	0	Pei, X., …
maxillary breadth (MB)	nan	mm	7	7	-	-	6	6	6	0	Pei, X., …
maximum width across the upper second molars (M2 M2)	nan	mm	7	7	-	-	6	6	6	0	Pei, X., …
palato-incisive length (PIL)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	9	9	9	0	Pei, X., …
postpalatal depth (PPD)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	4	4	4	0	Pei, X., …
upper tooth-row length (UTL)	nan	mm	7	7	-	-	8	9	9	0	Pei, X., …
weight (W)	nan	g	21	21	-	-	8	9	12	1	Pei, X., …

^b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Soriculus nigrescens minor.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Soriculus minor	Chen, Z., Pei, X., Hu, J., Song, W., Khanal, L., Li, Q. and Jiang, X., 2023. Multilocus phylogeny and morphological analyses illuminate overlooked diversity of Soriculus (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae), with descriptions of two new endemic species from the eastern Himalayas. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, p.zlad131.	3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies	Verified - Accepted
Soriculus minor	Pei, X., Chen, Z., Li, Q., Li, X., Pu, C., Luo, K., Luo, J., Pu, M., Wang, H., Khanal, L. and Jiang, X., 2024. A new species of the genus Soriculus (Soricidae, Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from Medog in the eastern Himalaya. ZooKeys, 1195, pp.139-155.	3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies	Verified - Accepted

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