Threatened species of Chimarrogale

Name(s): 
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.
Type 
(R) Rejected provisionally