- Micropotamogale
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Micropotamogale[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Afrosoricida Family: Tenrecidae Genus: Micropotamogale
Balsac, 1954Species - Micropotamogale ruwenzorii
- Micropotamogale lamottei
Micropotamogale is a genus of small, otter-like tenrecs native to riverine habitats of West African rainforests. They feed on aquatic animals and insects they can find and capture.
Two species are recognized:
- Ruwenzori Otter Shrew (Micropotamogale ruwenzorii)
- Nimba Otter Shrew (Micropotamogale lamottei)
References
- ^ Bronner, Gary N.; Jenkins, Paulina D. (16 November 2005). "Order Afrosoricida (pp. 71-81)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). pp. 75-76. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
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