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Sumatran water shrew
Species of mammal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sumatran water shrew (Chimarrogale sumatrana) is a red-toothed shrew found only in the Padang highlands of western Sumatra, Indonesia. Its natural habitats are streams in montane forests. The species is only known from a holotype, which is damaged, and was previously listed as critically endangered by IUCN.[2] It is believed to be severely threatened by habitat loss.[3]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Chimarrogale |
Species: | C. sumatrana |
Binomial name | |
Chimarrogale sumatrana (Thomas, 1921) | |
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Sumatran water shrew range |
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