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Sumatran water shrew

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Eulipotyphla

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.

References

Sumatran water shrew Wikipedia