Water Shrew
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Water Shrew may refer to any of several species of semi-aquatic red-toothed shrew
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Red-toothed shrew
The red-toothed shrews of the subfamily Soricinae are one of three living subfamilies of shrews, along with Crocidurinae and Myosoricinae . In addition, the family contains the extinct subfamilies Limnoecinae, Crocidosoricinae, Allosoricinae and Heterosoricinae...
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- Asiatic water shrews (Chimarrogale spp.)
- Malayan Water Shrew (C. hantu)
- Himalayan Water ShrewHimalayan Water ShrewThe Himalayan Water Shrew is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in China, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Vietnam.-References:...
(C. himalayica) - Sunda Water Shrew (C. phaeura)
- Japanese Water Shrew (C. platycephala)
- Chinese Water ShrewChinese Water ShrewThe Chinese Water Shrew is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in China and Myanmar.-References:* Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
(C. styani) - Sumatran Water Shrew (C. sumatrana)
- Nectogale
- Elegant Water ShrewElegant Water ShrewThe Elegant Water Shrew is a species of mammal in the subfamily Soricinae of the family Soricidae. It is monotypic within the genus Nectogale. It is found entirely in China.-References:...
(N. elegans)
- Elegant Water Shrew
- NeomysNeomysThe genus Neomys is a group of three Eurasian water shrews from the subfamily Soricinae of the family Soricidae. These shrews are found in most of Europe, and parts of Northern Asia as well as Turkey and Iran...
- Mediterranean Water ShrewMediterranean Water ShrewThe Mediterranean or Miller's Water Shrew is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family.-Distribution:This shrew is found in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia,...
(N. anomalus) - Eurasian Water ShrewEurasian Water ShrewThe Eurasian Water Shrew, Neomys fodiens, known in the United Kingdom as the Water Shrew, is a relatively large shrew, up to long, with a tail up to three-quarters as long again. It has short dark fur, often with a few white tufts, a white belly, and a few stiff hairs around the feet and tail...
(N. fodiens) - Transcaucasian Water ShrewTranscaucasian Water ShrewThe Transcaucasian Water Shrew is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia , possibly Iran , and possibly Turkey.-References:...
(N. teres)
- Mediterranean Water Shrew
- SorexSorexThe genus Sorex includes many of the common shrews of Eurasia and North America. Members of this genus, known as long-tailed shrews, are the only members of the tribe Soricini of the subfamily Soricinae...
:- Glacier Bay Water ShrewGlacier Bay Water ShrewThe Glacier Bay Water Shrew is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Alaska in the United States. It can swim underwater, and when it stops swimming, air trapped in its fur lets it float back up to the surface. Due to small hairs on its feet, the water shrew can actually...
(S. alaskanus) - American Water ShrewAmerican Water ShrewThe American Water Shrew or Northern Water Shrew, is a large North American shrew found in aquatic habitats. Some sources include the Glacier Bay Water Shrew, S. alaskanus, within this species....
(S. palustris) - Pacific Water Shrew or Marsh ShrewMarsh ShrewThe Marsh Shrew , also known as the Pacific Water Shrew, is a large North American shrew found near aquatic habitats, the largest member of genus Sorex in North America...
(S. bendirii)
- Glacier Bay Water Shrew