Merriam's shrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Merriam's shrew Sorex merriami Least concern

Where the Merriam's shrew lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 495 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See hedgehogs, shrews & moles on the world map

Scientific name	Sorex merriami
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Soricidae

Where does the Merriam's shrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Merriam's shrew in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Merriam's shrew endangered?

The Merriam's shrew’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Merriam's shrew?

The Merriam's shrew (Sorex merriami) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Soricidae, genus Sorex. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Merriam's shrew

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Merriam's shrew (revision 1314608666), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769432 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).