Sorex saussurei Merriam 1892

Sorex saussurei Merriam 1892, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 7: 173.

Type Locality: "Sierra de Colima, Jalisco, Mexico, (altitude 8000 feet [2438 m])".

Vernacular Names: Saussure's Shrew.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Sorex saussurei subsp. saussurei Merriam 1892

Subspecies Sorex saussurei subsp. godmani Merriam 1897

Distribution: Colima, Distrito Federal, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Morelos, Puebla, from 2100 to 3650 m or more (Mexico); Guatemala.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Referred to unnamed subgenus by George (1988:456). Populations from Guatemala provisionally included by Junge and Hoffmann (1981) may be distinct and should be carefully studied.