Merriam's Shrew
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Merriam's Shrew is a species of mammal
Mammal
Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...

 in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the western United States
United States
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 and southern British Columbia
British Columbia
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 in Canada
Canada
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