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Neomys
Temporal range: Pliocene to Recent
Neomys anomalus.jpg
Mediterranean water shrew (Neomys anomalus)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Tribe: Nectogalini
Genus: Neomys
Kaup, 1829
Type species
Sorex fodiens
(Pennant, 1771)
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:

References

  • Data related to Neomys at Wikispecies


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