Nimba Ottershrew
Micropotamogale lamottei Heim de Balsac, 1954
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Descrizione
Micropotamogale is a genus of small, otter-like dwarf otter shrews native to riverine habitats of West African rainforests. They feed on aquatic animals and insects they can find and capture. They are afrotherian mammals most closely related to the tenrecs of Madagascar, but are not closely related to shrews or otters.
Classificazione
- Regno
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Ordine
- Afrosoricida
- Famiglia
- Tenrecidae
- Genere
- Micropotamogale