Neomys
| Neomys[1] Temporal range: Pliocene to Recent | |
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| Southern Water Shrew (Neomys anomalus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Subfamily: | Soricinae |
| Tribe: | Nectogalini |
| Genus: | Neomys Kaup, 1829 |
| Species | |
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) — Satunin, 1913
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- ↑ 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. pp. 278–280. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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