Sorex bendirii (Merriam, 1884) . Trans. Linnean Soc. New York, 2:217.

TYPE LOCALITY: USA, "Klamath Basin, Oregon " = Oregon, Klamath Co., 1 mile (1.6 km) from Williamson River, 18 miles (29 km) SE of Fort Klamath .

DISTRIBUTION: A narrow coastal area from NW California to Washington (USA); a few records from SE British Columbia (Canada).

SYNONYMS: albiventer, paimeri.

COMMENTS: Originally described in the monotypic genus Atophyrax Merriam; now in subgenus Otisorex . Reviewed by Pattie (1973, Mammalian Species, 27).