Sorex (Otisorex) bairdi Merriam 1895

Sorex (Otisorex) bairdi Merriam 1895, N. Amer. Fauna, 10: 77.

Type Locality: USA, Oregon, [Clatsop Co.], Astoria.

Vernacular Names: Baird's Shrew.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) bairdi subsp. bairdi Merriam 1895

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) bairdi subsp. permiliensis Jackson 1918

Distribution: NW Oregon (USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Otisorex; S. vagrans complex (Carraway, 1990; Demboski and Cook, 2001). This taxon has been alternatively referred to obscurus, vagrans, and monticulus, but was given specific rank by Carraway (1990). Includes permiliensis as a valid subspecies (Alexander, 1996; Carraway, 1990).