Mammal Collection (Vouchers [Standard Sampling]) (NEON:MAMC-VSS)
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NEON06I8JSESAR Record
ABBY.20220621.O004I320220621.V
D00000029980
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Sorex obscurus C. H. Merriam, 1895
cf. species
Soricidae
Laura D. Steger (2023-10-23)
Greatest length of skull: 17.7 mm; inner side of lower jaw lacks a postmandibular canal; U3 is smaller than U4.
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Abby Saks (ORCID 0000-0003-2645-2294)
2022-06-21
United States, Washington, Clark, Pacific Northwest (D16), Abby Road NEON (ABBY), Plot ABBY_004 (plot dimensions: 90m x 90m) [Location ID: ABBY_004.mammalGrid.mam]
45.76854 -122.300356 +-64m. WGS84
10N 554400.46815E 5068569.2185N
552-576 meters (1811-1889ft)
shrubScrub; slope aspect: 263.81; slope gradient: 12.58; soil type order: Inceptisols
Small mammal voucher collected incidentally as part of the NEON small mammal box trapping protocol.
totalLength: 105 mm, tailLength: 50 mm, hindfootLengthSU: 12 mm, hindfootLengthCU: 13.5 mm, earLength: 8 mm, weight: 6.8 g, embryoCount: 3L/2R, crownRumpLength: 1.8 mm, placentalScars: 0L/0R, testisLength: NAp, testisWidth: NAp, preparedBy: Rosie Liao, preparedDate: 2023-08-25
Pregnant, Mammae enlarged, Vagina status unknown
adult
Female
skin | skull | skeleton | tissues | ectoparasites
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For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Laura Steger, Collection Manager (lsteger@asu.edu)
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