Malayan Water Shrew
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The Malayan Water Shrew (Chimarrogale hantu), also known as the Hantu Water Shrew, is a red-toothed shrew found only in the Ulu Langsat Forest Reserve in the Malaysian state of Selangor. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.
It gets it's scientific name 'hantu' from the Malay word for ghost.
[edit] Anatomy
The Malayan Water Shrew has a white underside, a black coat along its top and sides and a fringe of bristles running along the surface of the tail and on the paws which act as swimming aids. Teeth have red tips and the Malayan Water Shrew can grow up to about 10 cm in height and 20cm in length.
[edit] Habitat
The Mayalan Water Shrew lives in the Tropical Rainforests of Peninsula Malaysia. It lives mainly by fresh water lakes and rivers surrounded by vegetation and spends much of its time underwater. Underwater this shrew likes to stay in leafy areas to avoid predators and surprise its prey, which include fish, frogs and plants.
[edit] References
- ^ Hutterer, Rainer (2005-11-16). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 275. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). Chimarrogale hantu. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR B1+2c v2.3)
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