Sumatran water shrew
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  | |
| 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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References
- Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Chiozza, F. (2008). "Chimarrogale sumatrana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url
- "Sumatran Water Shrew Chimarrogale sumatrana". EDGE of Existence programme. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
External links
Media related to Chimarrogale sumatrana at Wikimedia Commons- Sumatra water shrew (Chimarrogale sumatrana) media from ARKive
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