Sorex (Otisorex) bendirii Merriam 1884
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Sorex (Otisorex) bendirii Merriam 1884 |
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Sorex (Otisorex) bendirii Merriam 1884 View in CoL
Sorex (Otisorex) bendirii Merriam 1884 View in CoL , 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).
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