Neomys fodiens
(Pennant, 1771)
Eurasian Water Shrew
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
Order | : Eulipotyphla |
Suborder | : Erinaceota |
Family | : Soricidae |
Subfamily | : Soricinae |
Tribe | : Nectogalini |
Genus | : Neomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Pennant, T. 1771. Synopsis of Quadrupeds. J. Monk, Chester, 382 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56916719Original name as described
Sorex fodiens
Other common names
Northern Water Shrew · Water Shrew
Type locality
Berlin, Germany.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
United Kingdom · Spain · France · Luxembourg · Netherlands · Belgium · Germany · Denmark · Switzerland · Italy · Liechtenstein · Austria · Czech Republic · Poland · Hungary · Slovakia · Slovenia · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Serbia · Kosovo · Albania · Montenegro · North Macedonia · Greece · Turkey · Bulgaria · Romania · Moldova · Ukraine · Belarus · Lithuania · Latvia · Estonia · Norway · Sweden · Finland · Russia · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan · China · Mongolia · North Korea
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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