The giant otter shrew (Potamogale velox) is a semiaquatic, carnivorous afrotherian mammal. It is found in the main rainforest block of central Africa...
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Potamogalidae (redirect from Otter Shrew)
Micropotamogale (dwarf otter shrews) Nimba otter shrew (M. lamottei) Ruwenzori otter shrew (M. ruwenzorii) Genus Potamogale Giant otter shrew (P. velox) Relations...
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name which means "looking like African shrews") contains the golden moles of Southern Africa, the otter shrews of equatorial Africa and the tenrecs of...
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The Ruwenzori otter shrew (Micropotamogale ruwenzorii) is a species of semiaquatic dwarf otter shrew of the family Potamogalidae. It is found in the Democratic...
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Micropotamogale (redirect from Dwarf otter shrew)
Micropotamogale is a genus of small, otter-like dwarf otter shrews native to riverine habitats of West African rainforests. They feed on aquatic animals...
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The Nimba otter shrew (Micropotamogale lamottei) is a dwarf otter shrew and belongs to the mammal family Potamogalidae. Otter shrews are shrew-like afrotherian...
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tenrec, Malagasy otter shrew, or aquatic tenrec (Microgale mergulus) is the only known semiaquatic tenrec (the related African otter shrews have similar habits)...
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List of afrosoricids (redirect from List of otter shrews)
They range in size from the least shrew tenrec, at 4 cm (2 in) plus a 6 cm (2 in) tail, to the giant otter shrew, at 34 cm (13 in) plus a 39 cm (15 in)...
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Micropotamogale Nimba otter shrew, Micropotamogale lamottei Ruwenzori otter shrew, Micropotamogale ruwenzorii Genus Potamogale Giant otter shrew, Potamogale velox...
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are the otter shrews and tenrecs. They are more distantly related to other insectivorous African mammals such as aardvarks and elephant shrews, and even...
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rafting over from Africa. The split from their closest relatives, African otter shrews, is estimated to have occurred about 47–53 million years ago. The word...
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mammals by family. The largest of these insectivorous mammals is the giant otter shrew (Potamogale velox), native to Central Africa. This species can weigh...
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tenrec Family Potamogalidae Genus Micropotamogale – otter shrews Genus Potamogale – giant otter shrew Family Chrysochloridae – golden moles Subfamily Chrysochlorinae...
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Afrosoricida Giant otter shrew (Potamogale velox) Order Eulipotyphla Family Soricidae: shrews Malayan water shrew (Chimarrogale hantu) Himalayan water shrew (Chimarrogale...
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Shrews (family Soricidae) are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter...
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Tenrecomorpha is the suborder of otter shrews and tenrecs, a group of afrotherian mammals indigenous to equatorial Africa and Madagascar, respectively...
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African clawless otter, spotted-necked otter, marsh mongoose, sitatunga, bohor reedbuck, defassa waterbuck, cane rats, and giant otter shrew. Lake Victoria...
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Micropotamogale Nimba otter shrew (M. lamottei) Ruwenzori otter shrew (M. ruwenzorii) Potamogale Giant otter shrew (P. velox)...
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autobiographical books about his family's time on Corfu, ITV (2016–2019) Tarka the Otter, movie, directed by David Cobham (1979) A time capsule buried at Jersey...
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to science. He was the first person to scientifically describe the giant otter shrew (Potamogale velox), taking precedence over John Edward Gray's description...
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List of endangered mammals (section Shrews)
long-tailed shrew Negros shrew Ryukyu shrew Guramba shrew Cameroonian shrew Kahuzi swamp shrew Tanzanian shrew Tarella shrew Telford's shrew São Tomé shrew Usambara...
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around the lake, with animals such as two species of otters, marsh mongoose, giant otter shrew, numerous waterbirds, crocodiles and turtles. Mai-Ndombe...
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Cowan's shrew tenrec (Microgale cowani) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. Cowan's shrew tenrecs weigh an average just over 10 g (0.35 oz)...
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Family: Tenrecidae (tenrecs) Subfamily: Potamogalinae Genus: Potamogale Giant otter shrew, P. velox LC The order Tubulidentata consists of a single species...
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Western gorilla Gaboon viper Gallagher's free-tailed bat Giant eland Giant forest hog Giant otter shrew Goliath beetle Grant's zebra Greater cane rat Greater...
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Family: Tenrecidae (tenrecs) Subfamily: Potamogalinae Genus: Potamogale Giant otter shrew, P. velox LC Family: Chrysochloridae Subfamily: Chrysochlorinae Genus:...
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Microgale (redirect from Shrew tenrec)
species: Short-tailed shrew tenrec (M. brevicaudata) G. Grandidier, 1899 Cowan's shrew tenrec (M. cowani) Thomas, 1882 Drouhard's shrew tenrec (M. drouhardi)...
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Potamogalinae Genus: Micropotamogale Ruwenzori otter shrew, Micropotamogale ruwenzorii NT Genus: Potamogale Giant otter shrew, Potamogale velox LC Family: Chrysochloridae...
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Micropotamogale Nimba otter shrew (M. lamottei) Ruwenzori otter shrew (M. ruwenzorii) Potamogale Giant otter shrew (P. velox)...
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shrew, giant cloud rat, giant elephant shrew, giant otter shrew, greater dwarf lemur, giant armadillo, giant flying squirrel, giant mole rat, shrew of...
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