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Merriam's shrew

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Merriam's shrew
A taxidermied Merriam's shrew at a visitor center
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Sorex
Species:
S. merriami
Binomial name
Sorex merriami
Dobson, 1890
Merriam's shrew range

Merriam's shrew (Sorex merriami) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the western United States and extreme southern British Columbia in Canada.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hammerson, G. & Cannings, S. (2008). "Sorex merriami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2010.