Sorex vagrans prevostensis Osgood
Sorex longicauda prevostensis Osgood, N. Amer. Fauna, 21:35, September 26, 1901.
Sorex obscurus prevostensis, Elliott, Field Columb. Mus. Publ. 105, zool. ser. 6:450, 1905.
Type.—Adult male, skin and skull; No. 100618, U. S. Biol. Surv. Coll.; obtained on July 3, 1900, by W. H. Osgood from north end of Prevost Island (Kunghit Island on some maps) on coast of Houston Stewart Channel, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia.
Range.—Known only from the type locality.
Diagnosis.—Size medium; measurements of two specimens from the type locality are: total length, 132, 142; tail, 53, 59; hind foot, 14, 15. Color dark.
Comparisons.—Larger and darker than S. v. elassodon. Resembles S. v. longicauda but darker, tail relatively somewhat shorter on the average and rostrum relatively slightly broader.
Specimens examined.—Total number, 14. British Columbia: Prevost Island, Queen Charlotte Group, 14 BS.
Sorex vagrans alascensis Merriam
Sorex obscurus alascensis Merriam, N. Amer. Fauna, 10:76, December 31, 1895.