Fig. 30. Distribution of the dusky shrew in Washington. A. Sorex obscurus obscurus. B. Sorex obscurus setosus.
Sorex obscurus obscurus [Merriam]
Sorex vagrans similis [Merriam], N. Amer. Fauna, 5: 34, July 30, 1891 (not of Hensel, 1855).
Sorex obscurus [Merriam], N. Amer. Fauna, 10: 72, December 31, 1895 (substitute for similis [Merriam]).
Type.—Obtained on Timber Creek, 8,200 ft., Lemhi Mountains, Lemhi County, Idaho, by V. [Bailey] and B. H. Dutcher on August 26, 1890; type in United States National Museum.
Racial characters.—Tail relatively short, color pale.
Measurements.—Thirteen males and 10 females from Indian-point Lake, British Columbia, average, respectively: total length 105, 107; length of tail 45, 46; hind foot 13.3, 13.3.
Distribution.—Northeastern Washington west, according to [Jackson] (1928: 122), to Pasayten River, Stehekin and Wenatchee. Because specimens from Tye, King County, and Mt. Stuart, Easton and Lake Keechelus are clearly referable to S. o. setosus, the specimens recorded by [Jackson] (1928: 122), from Easton and Signal Peak, are mapped in the range of setosus.