Nectogalini
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Southern water shrew (Neomys anomalus)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Subfamily: | Soricinae |
| Tribe: | Nectogalini Andersson, 1879 |
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Nectogalini is a
Soricidae. As of late 2007, it consisted of six extant genera and 25 species, with some of the latter being further divided into subspecies
. Some, but not all members of the tribe are semiaquatic.
Adaptation to semiaquatic life
Members of this tribe that are associated with a
Neomys fodiens have developed elongated tails with the hairs forming a keel-like shape that is similar in function to a rudder when the animal is in the water.[2]
Genera
- Chimarrogale(6 species)
- Chodsigoa (10 species)
- Episoriculus (4 species)
- Nectogale(monotypic)
- Neomys (3 species)
- Soriculus (monotypic)
- †Asoriculus (6 species extinct: Holocene)
- †Nesiotites (4 species extinct: Holocene)
Phylogeny of Nectogalini based on DNA and morphological characters after Bover et al. (2018).[3]
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