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Information About

Web-footed Tenrec




  Status VU
  Trend unknown
  Regnum Animal ia
  Phylum Chordata
  Classis Mammal ia
  Ordo Insectivora
  Familia Tenrecidae
  Genus '''''Limnogale'''''
  Genus Authority Major , 1896
  Species '''''L mergulus'''''
  Binomial ''Limnogale mergulus''
  Binomial Authority Major , 1896


The Web-footed Tenrec, or '''Otter Shrew''' (''Limnogale mergulus'') is the only known aquatic Tenrec , and is found in eastern Madagascar , Africa . It grows to between 25 and 39 cm, and was once thought to be Extinct . It feeds on Crab s, water Insect s, and Crayfish . It weighs between 40 and 60 grams, and is considered Endangered . It is the only species in the '''''Limnogale''''' genus.


REFERENCES

  • Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable


  • Animal, Smithsonian Institution, 2005

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