Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Mediterranean water shrew, Miller's Water Shrew, Southern water shrew
Common Names in French:
Crossope De Miller
Common Names in Spanish:
Musga?o De Cabrera
Description
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Habitat
Typically found in a lake at a mean distance from sea level of 564 meters (1,852 feet).[1]
Ecology:
It inhabits lush vegetation next to slow-flowing or still eutrophic
waters (marshes, swamps
, lakes
, rivers
, and streams
). Its habitat
choice
is influenced by competition
with the larger Eurasian water
shrew N. fodiens, which is a stronger swimmer (Spitzenberger
1990, 1999). In general, N. anomalus is less aquatic
than
N. fodiens and can colonise areas away from water (Palomo
and Gisbert 2002). However, in regions where N. fodiens
is absent, N. anomalus may adopt
its competitor's aquatic
niche and increase in size (Spitzenberger 1990, 1999). N. anomalus
is strictly carnivorous
, feeding predominantly on soft-bodied invertebrates
such as insect larvae, spiders and worms (Spitzenberger 1990, Palomo
and Gisbert 2002).[2].
List of Habitats:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 5.4 Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps, Fens , Peatlands
- 5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
- 14 Artificial/Terrestrial
- 14.1 Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land
- 14.2 Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Lipotyphla
()
- (Haeckel, 1866) McKenna, 1975
- Order:
Eulipotyphla
()
- (Gregory, 1910) McKenna, 1975
- Superfamily:
Soricoidea
()
- (Fischer de Waldheim, 1817) Gill, 1872
- Family:
Soricidae
()
- (Fischer de Waldheim, 1817) Gray, 1821
- Subfamily:
Soricinae
()
- Tribe:
Nectogalini
()
- Genus:
Neomys
()
- Kaup, 1829
- Specific name:
anomalus
- Cabrera, 1907
- Scientific name: - Neomys anomalus Cabrera, 1907
- Specific name:
anomalus
- Cabrera, 1907
- Genus:
Neomys
(
- Tribe:
Nectogalini
(
- Subfamily:
Soricinae
(
- Family:
Soricidae
(
- Superfamily:
Soricoidea
(
- Order:
Eulipotyphla
(
- Grandorder:
Lipotyphla
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 28-Nov-2006
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Neomys
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 6 species and subspecies in this genus:
N. anomalus (Mediterranean Water Shrew) · N. anomalus anomalus (Southern Water Shrew) · N. fodiens (Northern Water Shrew) · N. fodiens fodiens (Eurasian Water Shrew) · N. schelkovnikovi (Transcaucasian Water Shrew) · N. teres (Transcaucasian Water Shrew)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- A history of British mammals / London: Gurney and Jackson, 1910-[1921]. url .
- A history of British mammals, by Gerald E. H. Barrett-Hamilton. .. With twenty-seven full-page plates in colour, fifty-four in black and white, and upwards of two hundred and fifty smaller illustrations, drawn by Edward A. Wilson London: Gurney and Jackson, 1910-1921. url p. 125.
- A study of the mammals of Iran: resulting from the Street Expedition of 1962-63 [by] Douglas M. Lay. 54 1967 [Chicago]Field Museum of Natural History, 1967. url p. 121, p. 122, p. 242, p. 280, p. 75.
- Biosphere Reserves, Compilation 4, October 1986: programme on man and the biosphere (MAB) IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre url p. 154.
- Catalogue of the mammals of Western Europe (Europe exclusive of Russia) in the collection of the British Museum London: printed by order of the Trustees, 1912. url , , .
- Catalogue of the mammals of western Europe (Europe exclusive of Russia) in the collection of the British Museum / by Gerrit S. Miller. London: BMNH, 1912. url p. 81.
- Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian mammals 1758 to 1946 / by J.R. Ellerman and T.C.S. Morrison-Scott. London: BM(NH), 1966. url p. 64, p. 64.
- Conservation of Species of Wild Flora and Vertebrate Fauna Threatened in the Community. Part vii: terrestrial mammals (excluding bats): species reports IUCN Species Conservation Monitoring Unit url p. 188, p. 194, p. 198, p. 40, p. 48.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 558, p. 559, p. 700.
- Protected Landscapes: experience around the world. Prepared for the International Symposium on Protected Landscapes, Grange-over-Sands, England 5-10 October 1987 IUCN url p. 39, p. 50.
- Spixiana. 3 1980 München: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, 1977- url p. 271.
- Veröffentlichungen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München. München: Die Staatssammlung, url p. 220, p. 82.
- Wild life of the world: a descriptive survey of the geographical distribution of animals / London; F. Warne and co., 1916. url p. 441.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Hutterer, R., Amori, G., Kryštufek, B., Yigit, N., Mitsain, G., Meinig, H., Bertolino, S. & Muñoz, L.J.P. 2008. Neomys anomalus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 02February2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:
- European Environment Agency, EUNIS
- Field Museum, Mammal specimens
- GBIF-Spain, Estacion Biologica Donana - CSIC, Mammal Collection
- Institute of Nature Conservation PAS, National System of Proetcted Areas
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Vertebrate specimens
- Mammal Research Institute PAS, Mammal Collection
- Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- University of Alaska Museum of the North, University of New Mexico Museum of Southwestern Biology Mammal Collection
- University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History, Mammal specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 107040
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-633775
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13524688
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 633775
- IUCN ID: 226320
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 12731
Footnotes
- Standard Deviation = 541.320 based on 1,102 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
- Hutterer, R., Amori, G., Kryštufek, B., Yigit, N., Mitsain, G., Meinig, H., Bertolino, S. & Muñoz, L.J.P. 2008. Neomys anomalus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 February 2012. [back]
