Sorex (Otisorex) bendirii Merriam 1884

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Sorex (Otisorex) bendirii Merriam 1884

Sorex (Otisorex) bendirii Merriam 1884 , Trans. Linnean Soc. New York, 2: 217.

Type Locality: USA, "Klamath Basin, Oregon " = Oregon, Klamath Co., l mi. (1.6 km) from Williamson River, l 8 mi. (29 km) SE of Fort Klamath.

Vernacular Names: Marsh Shrew.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) bendirii subsp. bendirii Merriam 1884

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) bendirii subsp. albiventer Merriam 1895

Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) bendirii subsp. palmeri Merriam 1895

Distribution: A narrow coastal area from NW California to Oregon and Washington ( USA); a few records from SE British Columbia ( Canada).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Originally described in the monotypic genus Atophyrax Merriam ; now in subgenus Otisorex . S. vagrans complex ( Carraway, 1990; Demboski and Cook, 2001). Karyotype has 2n = 54, FN = 70. Reviewed by Pattie (1973, Mammalian Species No. 27).