Sorex leucogaster Kuroda, 1933 . Bull. Biogeogr. Soc. Japan, 3,3:155.

TYPE LOCALITY: Russia, Paramushir Isl; given by Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951:48) as "Nasauki, Amamu-shiru, 200 ft., North Kurile Islands" .

DISTRIBUTION: Probably confined to Paramushir Isl, south of Kamchatka Peninsula.

SYNONYMS: beringianus.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Otisorex . Formerly included in cinereus or gracillimus (Corbet, 1978c); includes beringianus Yudin, 1967. On the status, authorship and valid date of publication see Pavlinov and Rossolimo (1987). Related to jacksoni and ugyunak (van Zyll de Jong, 1982, 1991b).