Japanese water shrew
Japanese water shrew | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Soricomorpha |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Chimarrogale |
Species: | C. platycephalus |
Binomial name | |
Chimarrogale platycephalus Temminck, 1842 | |
Japanese water shrew range |
The Japanese water shrew (Chimarrogale platycephalus), also called the flat-headed water shrew, is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is endemic to Japan.
References
- Abe, H. (2008). "Chimarrogale platycephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- Media related to Chimarrogale platycephalus at Wikimedia Commons