Sumatran water shrew
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| Sumatran Water Shrew[1] | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Soricomorpha |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Chimarrogale |
| Species: | C. sumatrana |
| Binomial name | |
| Chimarrogale sumatrana (Thomas, 1921) | |
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| Sumatran Water Shrew range | |
The Sumatran 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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- ↑ Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). Chimarrogale sumatrana. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR B1+2c v2.3)
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