Notiosorex is a genus of shrew from the subfamily Soricinae.

History

Notiosorex shrews have a fossil history that extends to the Miocene (i.e., mid-Hemphillian). The geographic distribution of the genus has always been in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

Species

There are four described extant species of Notiosorex:

• Cockrum's gray shrew (N. cockrumi)

• Crawford's gray shrew (N. crawfordi)

• Large-eared gray shrew (N. evotis)

• Villa's gray shrew (N. villai)

There are several extinct species of Notiosorex described from the fossil record:

• N. dalquesti

• N. harrisi

• N. jacksoni

• N. repenningi

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