Northern Range Extension of the Pygmy Shrew, Sorex hoyi, in the Yukon

Authors

  • Thomas S. Jung Fish and Wildlife Branch, Yukon Department of Environment, Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
  • Troy D. Pretzlaw Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, 21111 Lakeshore Blvd., Montreal, Quebec H9X 3V9
  • David W. Nagorsen Mammalia Biological Consulting, 4268 Mechosin Road, Victoria, British Columbia V9C 3Z4

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v121i1.402

Keywords:

Distribution, Pygmy Shrew, Sorex hoyi, Yukon

Abstract

A Pygmy Shrew, Sorex hoyi, was captured in a pitfall trap on the Blackstone River (65°04.6'N, 138°10.8'W) in central Yukon. This represents a northern range extension of about 110 km for S. hoyi in the Yukon.

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