Mediterranean water shrew
| Mediterranean water shrew | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Neomys |
| Species: | N. milleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Neomys milleri Mottaz, 1907
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| Mediterranean water shrew range. The shrews in the Iberian peninsula are now recognised as a separate species, Neomys anomalus .
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| Synonyms | |
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Neomys anomalus milleri | |
The Mediterranean, Southern or Miller's water shrew (Neomys milleri) is a species of
Distribution
The
Neomys anomalus along with the Iberian water shrew found in Spain, Portugal and southern France.[3][4]
Feeding habits
It feeds mainly on amphibians and small fish, but also take insects and worms. Because of its small size and thus higher surface area to volume ratio, it loses body heat more quickly and must eat two or three times its body mass each day.
References
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- ^ a b "Neomys milleri Mottaz, 1907". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ PMID 26416383.
- ^ "Neomys anomalus Cabrera, 1907". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 24 February 2023.