Sumatra water shrew

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iSumatra water shrew
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Insectivora
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Chimarrogale
Species: C. sumatrana
Binomial name
Chimarrogale sumatrana
(Thomas, 1921)

The Sumatra water shrew (Chimarrogale sumatrana) is a red-toothed shrew found only in the Padang highlands of western Sumatra, Indonesia. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.

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