Elegant water shrew
| Elegant water shrew | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Nectogale |
| Species: | N. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Nectogale elegans Milne-Edwards, 1870 | |
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| Elegant water shrew range | |
The elegant water shrew (Nectogale elegans) is a species of mammal in the subfamily Soricinae of the family Soricidae. It is monotypic within the genus Nectogale. It lives in Sikkim and China.
References
- Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. Nectogale elegans. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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