Sorex (Otisorex) veraepacis Alston 1877

Sorex (Otisorex) veraepacis Alston 1877, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1877: 445.

Type Locality: "Coban (Vera Paz) [Alta Verapaz], Guatemala." .

Vernacular Names: Verapaz Shrew.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) veraepacis subsp. veraepacis Alston 1877

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) veraepacis subsp. chiapensis Jackson 1925

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) veraepacis subsp. mutabilis Merriam 1898

Distribution: Montane forests of C Guerrero, Puebla, and Veracruz, south through the highlands of Oaxaca and Chiapas (Mexico), to SW Guatemala.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Otisorex . Mexican subspecies according to Carraway (ms).