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Sumatran water shrew 
Summary
The Sumatran water shrew (Chimarrogale sumatrana) is a red-toothed shrew found only in the Padang highlands of western Sumatra, Indonesia. Its natural habitats are streams in montane forests. The species is only known from a holotype, which is damaged, and was previously listed as critically endangered by IUCN.[2] It is believed to be severely threatened by habitat loss.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Chimarrogale |
| Species: | C. sumatrana
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| Chimarrogale sumatrana (Thomas, 1921)
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References edit
- ^ Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Chiozza, F. (2016). "Chimarrogale sumatrana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T4649A22282082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T4649A22282082.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Sumatran Water Shrew Chimarrogale sumatrana". EDGE of Existence programme. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
External links edit
Media related to Chimarrogale sumatrana at Wikimedia Commons- Sumatra water shrew (Chimarrogale sumatrana) media from ARKive
