Sorex merriami Dobson 1890

Sorex merriami Dobson 1890, Monogr. Insectivora, pt. 3 ( Soricidae), fasc. l: pl. 23.

Type Locality: USA, "Fort Custer, Montana " = Bighorn Co., Little Bighorn River, ca. l mi. (1.6 km) above Fort Custer (= Hardin).

Vernacular Names: Merriam's Shrew.

Synonyms: Sorex leucogenys Osgood 1909 .

Distribution: Xeric habitats in EC Washington to N and E California, Arizona, north-eastward to Nebraska, Wyoming and Montana (USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Referred to unnamed subgenus by George (1988:456). Reviewed by Armstrong and Jones (1971 b, Mammalian Species No. 2).