Elegant water shrew
The elegant water shrew (Nectogale elegans) is a species of mammal in the subfamily Soricinae of the family Soricidae. It is monotypic within the genus Nectogale. It lives in Sikkim and China.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Nectogale Milne-Edwards, 1870 |
| Species: | N. elegans |
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| Nectogale elegans Milne-Edwards, 1870 | |
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References
- Molur, S. (2016). "Nectogale elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41455A22319497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41455A22319497.en.
- Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. Nectogale elegans. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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