Micropotamogale

Micropotamogale[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Afrosoricida
Family:	Tenrecidae
Subfamily:	Potamogalinae
Genus:	Micropotamogale; Balsac, 1954
Species
	Micropotamogale ruwenzorii; Micropotamogale lamottei;

Micropotamogale is a genus of small, otter-like tenrecs native to riverine habitats of West African rainforests. They feed on aquatic animals and insects they can find and capture.

Two species are recognized:

Ruwenzori otter shrew (Micropotamogale ruwenzorii)
Nimba otter shrew (Micropotamogale lamottei)

Conservation

The Ruwenzori otter shrew is considered Near Threatened, while the Nimba otter shrew is Endangered by the IUCN.

References

↑ Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 75–76. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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[msw3-1] Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 75–76. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.