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 (Sorex) sinalis Thomas 1912 Sorex (Sorex) sinalis Thomas 1912 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 10: 398 . Type Locality: China , Shaanxi , " 45 miles [ 72 km ] S.E. of Feng-siang-fu [Feng Xian], Shen-si, 10,500' [ 3200 m ]". Vernacular Names: Chinese Shrew . Distribution: C and W China . Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable. Discussion: Subgenus Sorex . Formerly regarded as conspecific with isodon ; see Corbet (1978 c ) and Hoffmann (1987) for discussion and specific boundaries.