Sorex mirabilis Ognev, 1937 —Ussuri Shrew

Sorex mirabilis Ognev, 1937 p.268; Type locality-Kiskinka River, Russia; Corbet, 1978 p.23; Han, 1994 p.45; Won & Smith, 1999 p.10; Han, 2004a p.34.

S. mirabilis kutscheruki Stroganov, 1956 p.6; Jones & Johnson, 1960 p.560; Won, 1968 p.52; Corbet, 1978 p.23; Yoon, 1992 p.21.

Range: Most records of S. mirabilis originated from northern Korea (Won 1968). The distribution of the Ussuri shrew ranges through higher mountains of Korea (Han 2004a; Fig. 10).

Remarks: The populations in Korea were classified as Sorex mirabilis kutscheruki Stroganov, 1956 (Jones & Johnson 1960; Won 1968).

Conservation status: The Red Data Book of North Korea lists S. mirabilis as ‘Rare’.