New Records for the Arctic Shrew, Sorex arcticus and the Newly Recognized Maritime Shrew, Sorex maritimensis

Authors

  • Neil D. Perry Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University, 210 Nagle Hall, College Station, Texas, 77843-2258, USA
  • Donald T. Stewart Department of Biology, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, B4P 2R6
  • Elizabeth M. Madden U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 223 North Shore Road, Medicine Lake, Montana, 59247
  • Thomas J. Maier USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003-9285

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v118i3.3

Keywords:

Maritime Shrew, Arctic Shrew, range extension

Abstract

We report the first record for the Arctic Shrew (Sorex arcticus) in the state of Montana, USA. We also report range extensions for the closely related Maritime Shrew (Sorex maritimensis) in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada. These collections augment our limited knowledge of the ranges and habitat associations of these rarely collected shrews, and highlight the need for a careful assessment of the status of S. maritimensis in Canada.

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