Sorex (Sorex) raddei Satunin 1895

Sorex (Sorex) raddei Satunin 1895, Arch. Naturgesch., 1: 109.

Type Locality: Georgia, near Kutais.

Vernacular Names: Radde's Shrew.

Synonyms: Sorex (Sorex) batis Thomas 1913; Sorex (Sorex) caucasicus Satunin 1913 .

Distribution: Transcaucasia and N Turkey.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Sorex; S. raddei group (Fumagalli et al., 1999). Includes batis (Corbet, 1978 c) and caucasicus which in turn now must be called satunini (see comments therein and Pavlinov and Rossolimo, 1987). Karyotype has 2n = 36, FN = 68 (Zima et al., 1998).