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ANIMAL INFORMATION: Please note, this part of mongabay has been updated |
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Merriam's ShrewEducational resources on Merriam's ShrewMerriam's Shrew or Sorex merriami is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Merriam's Shrew Merriam's Shrew Order: Insectivora Order Description: Insectivores Family: Soricidae Family Description: Shrew imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/mammal/insec/Shrews/mesh/mesh.htm NDIS Merriam's Shrew Wildlife Page Habitat: Merriam's shrew occupies drier habitats than other shrews in the state, particularly sagebrush of semidesert shrublands. The species has also been captured in montane ndis.nrel.colostate.edu/wildlifespx.asp?SpCode=051039 North American Mammals: Sorex merriami Merriam's Shrew is noted for its predilection for dry habitats. It is most often found in sagebrush steppe, but also in grassland, brushland, and woodland, at elevations from 200 m www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=327 Merriam's Shrew Habitat Model for Species: Merriam's Shrew Deciduous Shrub, Mesic Shrub Habitat Restrictions (Higgins, K. F.et al., 2000) (Mullican, T. R., 1994) IdleGrass, Past, Hay, Low, Med wfs.sdstate.edu/sdgap/mammal/mammallandcov/MerriamsShrew.pdf Merriam's shrew ©2008 The University of Utah Vice President for Research; 201 S. President's Circle Room 210 Salt Lake City UT 84112; Phone 801.581.7236 • 801.585.6212 entrada.utah.edu/s_merriami_shrew.html Merriam's Shrew Map GAP Analysis Predicted Distribution Map Merriam's Shrew (Sorex merriami) Species Code: SOME imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/mammal/insec/Shrews/mesh/meshmap.htm Distribution Map - Merriam's Shrew (Sorex merriami) GAP Analysis Predicted Distribution Map Merriam's Shrew (Sorex merriami) Species Code: SOME depts.washington.edu/natmap/maps/wa/mammals/WA_merriams_shrew.html Mammals of South Dakota Merriam's Shrew: Sorex merriami: Y: Y / Model: Pygmy Shrew: Sorex hoyi: Y: Y / Model: Hayden's Shrew: Sorex haydeni: Y: Y / Model: Northern Short-tailed Shrew: Blarina brevicauda wfs.sdstate.edu/sdgap/mammal.html Merriam's Shrew picture Photo by Tim Mullican, 1983 imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/mammal/insec/Shrews/mesh/meshpic.htm ADW: Sorex merriami: Information Nagorsen, D., G. Scudder, D. Huggard, H. Stewart, N. Panter. 2001. Merriam s Shrew, *Sorex merriami*, and Preble s Shrew, Sorex preblei: Two New Mammals for Canada. animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Sorex_merriami.html
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