GAP Analysis Predicted Distribution Map

Bendire's Shrew (Sorex bendirii)

Species Code: SOBE

Legend: = Core Habitat = Marginal Habitat Breeding Range Map The green area shows the predicted habitats for breeding only. The habitats were identified using 1991 satellite imagery, other datasets and experts throughout the state, as part of the Washington Gap Analysis Project. Click to enlarge distribution map Map with historical museum records Other maps & Information: NatureMapping observations throughout the year

Bendire's Shrew occurs in marshes, swamps, wet meadows, along (mostly) slow streams: usually found near water, but up to a mile from it in wet, dense forests. Mostly found in Humid Transition zone, but commonly up to the lower Canadian zone and sometimes to the upper Canadian zone.

Core zones were all low and mid-elevation zones west of the Cascade crest except Lava Flows, which were excluded. Silver Fir was peripheral. East of the crest, Interior Western Hemlock and Grand Fir were core, and Interior Douglas-fir and Oak were peripheral.

Fresh water/wetlands were good habitats in all zones. In most of the zones, closed forest was also good.

Translated from the Washington Gap Analysis Mammal Volume by Dave Lester
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