Megasorex gigas (Merriam 1897)

[Notiosorex] gigas Merriam 1897, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 11: 227.

Type Locality: Mexico, Jalisco, near San Sebastián, mountains at Milpillas.

Vernacular Names: Mexican Shrew.

Distribution: Nayarit to Oaxaca (Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Formerly included in Notiosorex (Hall, 1981:65); but Repenning (1967:56) and Armstrong and Jones (1972 a, Mammalian Species No. 16) considered Megasorex a distinct genus; a view supported by George (1986) on the basis of allozyme data.