Micropotamogale
Sign in to saveMicropotamogale is a genus of small, otter-like dwarf otter shrews native to riverine habitats of West African rainforests. They feed on aquatic animals and insects they can find and capture. They are afrotherian mammals most closely related to the tenrecs of Madagascar, but are not closely related to shrews or otters.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderAfrosoricida
- FamilyTenrecidae
Карликовые выдровые землеройки (лат. Micropotamogale) — род из семейства тенрековых. Включает два известных науке вида.
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Micropotamogale is a genus of small, otter-like dwarf otter shrews native to riverine habitats of West African rainforests. They feed on aquatic animals and insects they can find and capture. They are afrotherian mammals most closely related to the tenrecs of Madagascar, but are not closely related to shrews or otters.
Two species are recognized: Ruwenzori otter shrew (Micropotamogale ruwenzorii) Nimba otter shrew (Micropotamogale lamottei)
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