Chimarrogale_sumatrana

Sumatran water shrew

Sumatran water shrew

Species of mammal

The Sumatran water shrew (Chimarrogale sumatrana) is a red-toothed shrew found only in the Padang highlands of western Sumatra, Indonesia. Its natural habitats are streams in montane forests. The species is only known from a holotype, which is damaged, and was previously listed as critically endangered by IUCN.[2] It is believed to be severely threatened by habitat loss.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. [2]
    Chiozza, F. (2016). "Chimarrogale sumatrana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T4649A22282082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T4649A22282082.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Sumatran Water Shrew Chimarrogale sumatrana". EDGE of Existence programme. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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