Nectogalini

	Nectogalini Nectogalini is a tribe of Old World water shrews within the family Soricidae. As of late 2007, it consisted of six extant genera and 25 species, with some of the latter being further divided into subspecies. Adaptation to semiaquatic life Members of this tribe that are associated with a semiaquatic mode of life have developed several lifestyle adaptations. For example, some species in the genera '' Chimarrogale'', '' Nectogale'', ''Neomys'', and ''Sorex'' have stiff hairs on the sides of their toes and feet, both on their fore and hind limbs. These increase the surface area of the feet, assisting in locomotion during swimming. In addition, species such as '' Neomys fodiens'' have developed elongated tails with the hairs forming a keel-like shape that is similar in function to a rudder when the animal is in the water.Churchfield, Sara, 1990. ''The Natural History of Shrews''. C. Helm/A & C Black, 178 pp. Genera '' Chimarrogale'' (6 species) '' Chodsigoa'' (10 species) '' Ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Red-toothed Shrews The red-toothed shrews of the subfamily Soricinae are one of three living subfamilies of shrews, along with Crocidurinae (white-toothed shrews) and Myosoricinae (African white-toothed shrews). In addition, the family contains the extinct subfamilies Limnoecinae, Crocidosoricinae, Allosoricinae and Heterosoricinae. These species are typically found in North America, northern South America, Europe and northern Asia. The enamel of the tips of their teeth is reddish due to iron pigment. The iron deposits serve to harden the enamel and are concentrated in those parts of the teeth most subject to wear. The list of species is: * Tribe Anourosoricini Genus ''Anourosorex'' (Asian mole shrews) * Assam mole shrew, ''A. assamensis'' * Giant mole shrew, ''A. schmidi'' * Chinese mole shrew, ''A. squamipes'' *** Taiwanese mole shrew, ''A. yamashinai'' * Tribe Blarinellini Genus ''Blarinella'' (Asiatic short-tailed shrews) * Indochinese short-tailed shrew, ''B. griselda'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Asoriculus ''Asoriculus'' is an extinct genus of terrestrial shrews in the subfamily Soricinae (red-toothed shrews) and tribe Nectogalini. The best known species, ''Asoriculus gibberodon'' was widespread in Europe from the Late Miocene to the Early Pleistocene. Insular species are known from the Mediterranean islands of Sicily (''A. burgioi'' Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene), and Corsica-Sardinia including ''A. corsicanus'' (Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene) and ''A. similis'' (Early Pleistocene-Late Pleistocene/Holocene). ''A. similis'' likely survived into the Holocene, when it became extinct after human settlement of the islands. The genus ''Nesiotites'' (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene-Holocene) from the Balearic Islands, including the chronospecies ''N. rafelinensis'' (earliest Pliocene), ''N. ponsi'' (Late Pliocene) and ''N. hidalgo'' (Middle Pleistocene-Holocene) is considered to descend from ''Asoriculus,'' likely ''A. gibberodon.'' The insular species of ''Asoriculus'' from Sicily an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Soriculus ''Soriculus'' is a genus of shrew native to Asia. The Himalayan shrew ''(Soriculus nigrescens)'' is the only extant member of the genus, though other species were once included here and there are also several fossil species included here. Taxonomy ''Soriculus'' is placed within the tribe Nectogalini. In the past this genus included many more extant species, but they have been moved to other genera such as '' Chodsigoa'' and '' Episoriculus''. Species from the extinct European genus ''Asoriculus ''Asoriculus'' is an extinct genus of terrestrial shrews in the subfamily Soricinae (red-toothed shrews) and tribe Nectogalini. The best known species, ''Asoriculus gibberodon'' was widespread in Europe from the Late Miocene to the Early Pleist ...'' were also included here at one point. Currently the genus contains the extinct species ''Soriculus kashmiriensis'' and ''Soriculus kubinyi'', although in its description ''S. kashmiriensis'' was noted for being most closely related to spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Chodsigoa ''Chodsigoa'' is a genus of shrews in the tribe Nectogalini. Species There are currently ten species classified under the genus ''Chodsigoa'': Van Sung's shrew (''Chodsigoa caovansunga'') (Lunde, Musser and Son, 2003) ''?Chodsigoa hoffmanni'' sp. nov. (Zhong-Zheng Chen et al., 2017) De Winton's shrew (''Chodsigoa hypsibia'') (de Winton, 1899) ''Chodsigoa hypsibia parva'' Lamulate shrew (''Chodsigoa lamula'') (Thomas, 1912) Lowe's shrew (''Chodsigoa parca'') (G. M. Allen, 1923) ''Chodsigoa parca lowei'' ''Chodsigoa parca parca'' ''Chodsigoa parca furva'' (Anthony, 1941) Pygmy brown-toothed shrew (''Chodsigoa parva'') (G. M. Allen, 1923) Salenski's shrew (''Chodsigoa salenskii'') (Kastschenko, 1907) Smith's shrew (''Chodsigoa smithii'') (Thomas, 1911) Lesser Taiwanese shrew (''Chodsigoa sodalis'') (Thomas, 1913) The name ''Chodsigoa'' has also been classified as a subgenus for the genus ''Soriculus'' in the same family. References Further reading Archiv f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Shrew Shrews (family Soricidae) are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to different families or orders. Although its external appearance is generally that of a long-nosed mouse, a shrew is not a rodent, as mice are. It is, in fact, a much closer relative of hedgehogs and moles; shrews are related to rodents only in that both belong to the Boreoeutheria magnorder. Shrews have sharp, spike-like teeth, whereas rodents have gnawing front incisor teeth. Shrews are distributed almost worldwide; among the major tropical and temperate land masses, only New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand have no native shrews; in South America shrews appeared only relatively recently, as a result of the Great American Interchange, and are present only in the northern Andes. The shrew family has 385 known species, making it the fourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Chimarrogale The Asiatic water shrews are the members of the genus ''Chimarrogale''. They are mammals in the subfamily Soricinae The red-toothed shrews of the subfamily Soricinae are one of three living subfamilies of shrews, along with Crocidurinae (white-toothed shrews) and Myosoricinae (African white-toothed shrews). In addition, the family contains the extinct subfam ... of the family Soricidae. They are aquatic, with some species inhabiting streams. The genus contains the following species: * Malayan water shrew (''Chimarrogale hantu'') * Himalayan water shrew (''Chimarrogale himalayica'') * Bornean water shrew (''Chimarrogale phaeura'') * Japanese water shrew (''Chimarrogale platycephalus'') * Chinese water shrew (''Chimarrogale styani'') * Sumatran water shrew (''Chimarrogale sumatrana'') References Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{redtoothed-shrew-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Episoriculus ''Episoriculus'' is a genus of shrew in the red-toothed shrew subfamily. Its common is brown-toothed shrew. It has been described as a subgenus to ''Soriculus'' in the past. The genus occurs at a number of locations in Asia, including Nepal and China. Species Currently, the four identified species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ... of the genus ''Episoriculus'' include: * Hodgson's brown-toothed shrew (''E. caudatus'') ''E. c. sacratus'' ''E. c. umbrinus'' * Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew (''E. fumidus'') * Long-tailed brown-toothed shrew (''E. leucops'') ''E. l. leucops'' ''E. l. baileyi'' * Long-tailed mountain shrew (''E. macrurus'') References Further readingA guide to the mammals of China. Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian Mammals 1758 to 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Neomys Fodiens The Eurasian water shrew (''Neomys fodiens''), known in the United Kingdom as the water shrew, is a relatively large shrew, up to long, with a tail up to three-quarters as long again. It has short, dark fur, often with a few white tufts, a white belly, and a few stiff hairs around the feet and tail. It lives close to fresh water, hunting aquatic prey in the water and nearby. Its fur traps bubbles of air in the water which greatly aids its buoyancy, but requires it to anchor itself to remain underwater for more than the briefest of dives. Like many shrews, the water shrew has venomous saliva, making it one of the few venomous mammals, although it is not able to puncture the skin of large animals, nor that of humans. Highly territorial, it lives a solitary life and is found throughout the northern part of Europe and Asia, from Britain to Korea. Description The Eurasian water shrew grows to a length of about long with a tail length of and weight of . The dense short fur on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sorex The genus ''Sorex'' includes many of the common shrews of Eurasia and North America, and contains at least 142 known species and subspecies. Members of this genus, known as long-tailed shrews, are the only members of the tribe Soricini of the subfamily ''Soricinae'' ( red-toothed shrews). They have 32 teeth. These animals have long, pointed snouts, small ears, which are often not visible, and scent glands located on the sides of their bodies. As their eyesight is generally poor, they rely on hearing and smell to locate their prey, mainly insects. Some species also use echolocation. Distinguishing between species without examining the dental pattern is often difficult. In some species, a female shrew and her dependent young form "caravans", in which each shrew grasps the rear of the shrew in front, when changing location. Species * Genus ''Sorex'' – most basal of the genera Kashmir pygmy shrew (''S. planiceps'') – India and Pakistan Tibetan shrew (''S. thibetanus'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Neomys The genus ''Neomys'' is a group of three Eurasian water shrews from the subfamily Soricinae of the family Soricidae. These shrews are found in most of Europe and parts of northern Asia, as well as Turkey and Iran. Its member species are: Eurasian water shrew (''Neomys fodiens'') — (Pennant, 1771) Mediterranean water shrew (''Neomys anomalus'') — Cabrera, 1907 Transcaucasian water shrew (''Neomys teres'') — Miller A miller is a person who operates a Gristmill, mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Mill (grinding), Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surname ..., 1908 References Mammal genera Mammals of Asia Mammals of Europe Taxa named by Johann Jakob Kaup Extant Pliocene first appearances {{redtoothed-shrew-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nectogale The elegant water shrew (''Nectogale elegans'') is a species of mammal in the subfamily Soricinae of the family Soricidae. It is the only species within the genus ''Nectogale''. It lives in Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siligu ... and China. References Mammals described in 1870 Red-toothed shrews Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{redtoothed-shrew-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Southern Water Shrew The Mediterranean, Southern or Miller's water shrew (''Neomys anomalus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. Distribution The shrew is found in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv .... Feeding habits It feeds mainly on amphibians and small fish, but also take insects and worms. Because of its small size and thus higher surface area to volume ratio, it loses body heat more quickly and must eat two or three times its body mass each day. References * Neomys Mammals des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]