Sorex lyelli Merriam, 1902 . Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 15:75.

TYPE LOCALITY: USA, "Mt. Lyell, Tuolumne Co., California " .

DISTRIBUTION: Altitudes above 2000 m in the Sierra Nevada, California (USA).

COMMENTS: Subgenus Otisorex; member of the cinereus species group. Related to milleri, according to van Zyll de Jong (1991 b).