Problem

Threatened species of Chimarrogale

Other Names:
Threatened species of Water shrew
Nature:
Chimarrogale are occasionally caught in fish traps.
Background:
The Asiatic water shrews are a predominantly Oriental genus of five or six species. They are relatively large shrews and are adapted to aquatic life, usually inhabiting streams in mountain forests at altitudes of up to 3300m. Their diet includes insects, aquatic larvae, crustaceans and possibly small fish.
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 6: Clean Water and SanitationGOAL 15: Life on Land
Problem Type:
R: Rejected Provisionally
Date of last update
15.06.2018 – 08:08 CEST