Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status
Author
Jo, Yeong-Seok
Author
Baccus, John T.
Author
Koprowski, John L.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-11-19
4522
1
1
216
journal article
27944
10.11646/zootaxa.4522.1.1
58e0c7c5-75ec-4b1b-beb0-d01527f710f9
1175-5326
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Key to species of Genus
Sorex
in
Korea
1 Total length>
120 mm
, hind foot>
16 mm
..........................................................
S. mirabilis
- Total length <
120 mm
, hind foot <
15 mm
.................................................................. 2
2 Heavily pigmented teeth (red pigment reaching into bases of molariform teeth).........................
S. daphaenodon
- Red pigment not extending into bases of molariform.......................................................... 3
3 Rostrum narrow and slender (nasal bone ratio to least interorbital breath 2); 1
st
to 3
rd
upper unicuspids teeth similar size; 4
th
and 5
th
unicuspids much smaller...................................................................
S. gracillimus
- Rostrum not narrow (nasal bone ratio to least interorbital breath <2); 1
st
to 3
rd
upper unicuspids teeth not similar size....... 4
4 Second upper unicuspid tooth smaller than 1
st
and 3
rd
unicuspids.....................................
S. minutissimus
- Second upper unicuspid tooth same or larger than 3
rd
unicuspid................................................. 5
5 Head and body>
70 mm
; upper unicuspids size evenly decrease from 1
st
to 5
th
; ventral pelage color almost as dark as dorsal color..........................................................................................
S. isodon
- Head and body <
60 mm
; 1–4 upper unicuspids in similar size (1
st
& 2
nd
in same size; 3
rd
& 4
th
in same but slightly smaller than 1
st
& 2
nd
pair; 5
th
is noticeably small); pelage dorsal color much darker than ventral color...................
S. caecutiens