Pacific water shrew (Sorex bendirii) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 9

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The Pacific water shrew is a member of the Pacific Coastal faunal element, a group of coastal mammals that range from northern California to British Columbia and southeastern coastal Alaska (Nagorsen 2004). In Canada, this species is endemic to the Pacific Maritime Ecozone. A rare cryptic mammal, this shrew is largely unknown to naturalists.