Kingdom Animalia Order Eulipotyphla Genus Nectogale Higher classification Nectogale | Phylum Chordata Family Soricidae Scientific name Nectogale elegans Rank Species | |
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Similar Voracious shrew, Long‑tailed mountain shrew, Sumatran giant shrew | ||
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.
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