GAP Analysis Predicted Distribution Map

Preble's Shrew (Sorex preblei)

Species Code: SOPR

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

In Washington, Preble's Shrew is known only from the Blue Mountains. All specimens were found in a small area including Subalpine Fir/Lodgepole Pine, and Grand Fir/Englelmann Spruce forests between 5000 and 6000 feet. These are atypical of habitats where these shrews are found in other states.

It is peripheral in the Subalpine Fir zone, only in the Blue Mountains where closed coniferous forests provided good habitat.

It is believed that this species is at the very edge of its range in Washington State.

Translated from the Washington Gap Analysis Mammal Volume by Dave Lester
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