Common Name
Prairie Shrew
Order
Eulipotyphla
Family
Soricidae
Species Name
Sorex haydeni
Status
Least concern
States
Colorado
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
Distribution
Northern plains states; Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri.
Notes
Some scientists classify as S. cinereus; may be found in drier habitats than most of its relatives. It is very difficult to differentiate this species from Sorex cinereus.