New records of Merriam’s Shrew (Sorex merriami) from western North Dakota
Despite having a broad geographic distribution, Merriam’s Shrew (Sorex merriami Dobson 1890) is known from a relatively few, widely-scattered localities. In North Dakota, the species was known from only a single poorly-preserved specimen collected in 1913 near Medora. We recently collected two new s...
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doaj-df3488fd3f004f8ba1c183488d2c73e72020-11-25T01:40:03ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2015-04-011131410.15560/11.3.162319221New records of Merriam’s Shrew (Sorex merriami) from western North DakotaMichael Shaughnessy Jr.0Neal Woodman1Dickinson State University; Northeastern State UniversityNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian InstitutionDespite having a broad geographic distribution, Merriam’s Shrew (Sorex merriami Dobson 1890) is known from a relatively few, widely-scattered localities. In North Dakota, the species was known from only a single poorly-preserved specimen collected in 1913 near Medora. We recently collected two new specimens of Merriam’s Shrew from Billings and McKenzie counties in the western quarter of the state. These specimens confirm the presence of S. merriami in North Dakota and better define the northeastern edge of the species’ distribution.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19221/download/pdf/ |
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New records of Merriam’s Shrew (Sorex merriami) from western North Dakota |
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Despite having a broad geographic distribution, Merriam’s Shrew (Sorex merriami Dobson 1890) is known from a relatively few, widely-scattered localities. In North Dakota, the species was known from only a single poorly-preserved specimen collected in 1913 near Medora. We recently collected two new specimens of Merriam’s Shrew from Billings and McKenzie counties in the western quarter of the state. These specimens confirm the presence of S. merriami in North Dakota and better define the northeastern edge of the species’ distribution. |
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