Order Soricomorpha Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 220 311 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Sorex (Otisorex) veraepacis Alston 1877 Sorex (Otisorex) veraepacis Alston 1877 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1877: 445 . Type Locality: "Coban (Vera Paz) [ Alta Verapaz ], Guatemala ." . Vernacular Names: Verapaz Shrew . Subspecies: : Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) veraepacis subsp. veraepacis Alston 1877 Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) veraepacis subsp. chiapensis Jackson 1925 Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) veraepacis subsp. mutabilis Merriam 1898 Distribution: Montane forests of C Guerrero , Puebla , and Veracruz , south through the highlands of Oaxaca and Chiapas ( Mexico ), to SW Guatemala . Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Subgenus Otisorex . Mexican subspecies according to Carraway (ms).