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) macrodon Merriam 1895 Sorex (Otisorex) macrodon Merriam 1895 , N. Amer. Fauna, 10: 82 . Type Locality: "Orizaba, Veracruz , Mexico (altitude 4,200 feet [ 1280 m ])." . Vernacular Names: Large-toothed Shrew . Distribution: Oaxaca , Puebla , and Veracruz , in mountains from 4000-9500 ft ( 1219-2896 m ). See Heaney and Birney (1977) . Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). Discussion: Subgenus Otisorex . Similar to, and possibly conspecific with, veraepacis (see Junge and Hoffmann, 1981 ).