Many accounts are incomplete although new information is being added continuously.
Errors do occur. Users are cautioned to refer back to the original cited source to assess completeness and correctness before using the information. Web updates are intermittent, not continuous, therefore some dynamic information such as legal status may not be absolutely current. Preble's shrew is more commonly known from east-central Oregon to eastern Montana, north of 40 degrees latitude. Most records of S. preblei are from drier shrub-grasslands or sagebrush steppes, but the species does occur in mesic sites.