Sorex (Otisorex) nanus Merriam 1895

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 220-311 : 293

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scientific name	Sorex (Otisorex) nanus Merriam 1895
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Sorex (Otisorex) nanus Merriam 1895 , N. Amer. Fauna, 10: 81.

Type Locality: USA, "Estes Park [Larimer Co.], Colorado ".

Vernacular Names: Dwarf Shrew.

Distribution: Rocky Mountains from Montana to New Mexico; South Dakota; Arizona ( USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Otisorex . Very similar to, and perhaps conspecific with tenellus , see review by Hoffmann and Owen (1980, Mammalian Species No. 131); but George (1988) retained both as distinct species.