Order Soricomorpha Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 220 311 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Sorex (Otisorex) bendirii Merriam 1884 Sorex (Otisorex) bendirii Merriam 1884 , Trans. Linnean Soc. New York , 2: 217 . Type Locality: USA , "Klamath Basin, Oregon " = Oregon , Klamath Co., l mi. (1.6 km) from Williamson River, l 8 mi. ( 29 km ) SE of Fort Klamath. Vernacular Names: Marsh Shrew . Subspecies: : Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) bendirii subsp. bendirii Merriam 1884 Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) bendirii subsp. albiventer Merriam 1895 Subspecies Sorex (Otisorex) bendirii subsp. palmeri Merriam 1895 Distribution: A narrow coastal area from NW California to Oregon and Washington ( USA ); a few records from SE British Columbia ( Canada ). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Originally described in the monotypic genus Atophyrax Merriam ; now in subgenus Otisorex . S. vagrans complex ( Carraway, 1990 ; Demboski and Cook, 2001 ). Karyotype has 2n = 54, FN = 70. Reviewed by Pattie (1973 , Mammalian Species No. 27).