Mammal Collection (Vouchers [Standard Sampling]) (NEON:MAMC-VSS)
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NEON06I8OSESAR Record
ABBY.20220622.O004C920220622.V
D00000029978
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Sorex obscurus C. H. Merriam, 1895
Soricidae
Laura D. Steger (2023-10-23)
Condylobasal length: 17.8 mm; the inner side of the lower jaw lacks a postmandibular canal; U3 is smaller than U4; medial tines are medium in size and positioned below the upper edge of pigment on the upper incisors.
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Abby Saks (ORCID 0000-0003-2645-2294)
2022-06-22
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: 108 mm, tailLength: 53 mm, hindfootLengthSU: 13 mm, hindfootLengthCU: 14 mm, earLength: 8 mm, weight: 6.1 g, embryoCount: NAp, crownRumpLength: NAp, placentalScars: NAp, testisLength: 5.6 mm, testisWidth: 3.8 mm, preparedBy: Rosie Liao, preparedDate: 2023-08-25
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adult
Male
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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