Sorex fumeus G. S. M. Miller, 1895 identification protected
Soricidae
Laura D. Steger (2024-03-19)
Condylobasal length: 18.1 mm; only the left inner side of lower jaw contains a tiny postmandibular canal; U3 is larger than U4; U2 is larger than U1; posterior border of the infraorbital foramen is located ahead of the space between the M1 and M2; mental foramen is approximately level with the protoconid of m1.
Small mammal voucher collected incidentally as part of the NEON small mammal box trapping protocol.
totalLength: 94 mm, tailLength: 39 mm, hindfootLengthSU: 11.5 mm, hindfootLengthCU: 12 mm, earLength: 8 mm, weight: 4.5 g, embryoCount: 0L/0R, crownRumpLength: NAp, placentalScars: 0L/0R, testisLength: NAp, testisWidth: NAp, preparedBy: Laura D. Steger, preparedDate: 2024-02-20
Not pregnant, Mammae nonenlarged, Vagina status unknown
adult
Female
ShermanLF
ethanol | skull | tissues
Associated with NEON small mammal individual NEON.MAM.D07.O003J220190806; partially thawed for <24 hrs