Mammal Collection (Vouchers [Standard Sampling]) (NEON:MAMC-VSS)
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NEON092XQSESAR Record
MLBS.20230919.O008A220230919.V
D00000116726
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Sorex fumeus G. S. M. Miller, 1895
Soricidae
Laura D. Steger (2024-01-04)
Condylobasal length: 17.4 mm; U2 larger than U1; U3 larger than U4; posterior border of infrorbital foramen ahead of space between the M1 and M2; only the lower right side of the jaw contains a tiny postmandibular canal..
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Rachel Edge (ORCID 0009-0002-0358-0322)
2023-09-19
United States, Virginia, Giles, Appalachians & Cumberland Plateau (D07), Mountain Lake Biological Station NEON (MLBS), Plot MLBS_008 (plot dimensions: 90m x 90m) [Location ID: MLBS_008.mammalGrid.mam]
37.427518 -80.500559 +-64m. WGS84
17N 544188.41063E 4142417.098N
913-932 meters (2995-3057ft)
deciduousForest; slope aspect: 338.07; slope gradient: 9.48; soil type order: Ultisols
Small mammal voucher collected incidentally as part of the NEON small mammal box trapping protocol.
totalLength: 102 mm, tailLength: 45 mm, hindfootLengthSU: 12 mm, hindfootLengthCU: 13 mm, earLength: 8 mm, weight: 5.4 g, embryoCount: NAp, crownRumpLength: NAp, placentalScars: NAp, testisLength: 1.5 mm, testisWidth: 0.8 mm, preparedBy: Laura D. Steger, preparedDate: 2023-12-04
Testes nonenlarged
adult
Male
ShermanLF
skin | skull | skeleton | tissues
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For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Laura Steger, Collection Manager (lsteger@asu.edu)