Soriculus, Blyth, 1854

Chen, Zhongzheng, Pei, Xiaoxin, Hu, Jiangxiao, Song, Wenyu, Khanal, Laxman, Li, Quan & Jiang, Xuelong, 2024, Multilocus phylogeny and morphological analyses illuminate overlooked diversity of Soriculus (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae), with descriptions of two new endemic species from the eastern Himalayas, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 201 (2), pp. 534-548 : 546

Key to the species of Soriculus

1. Small, condyle-incisive length <20.5 mm ................................................................................................................................... S. minor Large , condyle-incisive length> 22.0 mm........................................................................................................................................................2

2. Mandible more developed, the ramus region broader and coronoid process is high, HCP > 6.6 mm .................. S. medogensis Mandible less developed, the ramus region is narrow and coronoid process is short, HCP <6.1 mm ...............................................3

3. Maxillary region narrower, teeth are slender, M 2 M 2 <6.6 mm ............................................................................................. S. nivatus Maxillary region broader, teeth are robust, M 2 M 2> 6.8 mm ..................................................................................................... S. nigrescens