Sorex (Otisorex) tenellus 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 : 297

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Sorex (Otisorex) tenellus Merriam 1895 , N. Amer. Fauna, 10: 81.

Type Locality: USA, "summit of Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, Owens Valley [Inyo Co.], Calif[ornia, about 4500 ft. = 1372 m]." .

Vernacular Names: Inyo Shrew.

Synonyms: Sorex (Otisorex) myops Merriam 1902 .

Distribution: Mountains of WC Nevada and EC California ( USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Otisorex . Similar to nanus with which it may form an allospecies ( Hoffmann and Owen, 1980, Mammalian Species No. 131), but George (1988) retained both as separate species on the basis of allozyme frequencies.