Genus Chimarrogale Higher classification Asiatic water shrew | Phylum Chordata Family Soricidae Scientific name Chimarrogale sumatrana Rank Species | |
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Similar Malayan water shrew, Bornean water shrew, Asiatic water shrew, Eisentraut's mouse shrew, Elongated shrew | ||
The Sumatran water shrew (Chimarrogale sumatrana) is a red-toothed shrew found only in the Padang highlands of western Sumatra, Indonesia. Its natural habitats are streams in montane forests. The species is only known from a holotype, which is damaged, and was previously listed as critically endangered by IUCN. It is believed to be severely threatened by habitat loss.
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