Kingdom Animalia Order Eulipotyphla Genus Neomys Higher classification Neomys | Phylum Chordata Family Soricidae Scientific name Neomys anomalus Rank Species | |
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Similar Neomys, Eurasian water shrew, Mammal, Bicolored shrew, Lesser white‑toothed shrew | ||
The Mediterranean, Southern or Miller's water shrew (Neomys anomalus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae.
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Distribution
This shrew is found in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and Ukraine.
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
Mediterranean water shrew Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA