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Order: Eulipotyphla, Family: Talpidae. Five species of moles occur in California.. Shrew-mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii; Northern broad-footed mole, Scapanus latimanus. Alameda Island mole, S. l. parvus (CDFW special concern; endemic)
Potamogalidae is the family of "otter shrews", a group of semiaquatic riverine afrotherian mammals indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa. [2] They are most closely related to the tenrecs of Madagascar, from which they are thought to have split about 47–53 million years ago. [2] [3] [4] They were formerly considered a subfamily of Tenrecidae. [2]
In some Native American cultures, otters are considered totem animals. [36] The otter is held to be a clean animal belonging to Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrian belief, and taboo to kill. [37] In popular Korean mythology, it is told that people who see an otter (soodal) will attract 'rain clouds' for the rest of their lives. [38]
The five-year-old animal had gained a reputation as ‘California’s angriest otter’ after she was captured on social media attacking surfers in Santa Cruz and biting their boards
Otter 841, California's most ornery sea mammal, has returned to waters off Santa Cruz. Authorities warn surfers and swimmers to steer clear of the creature.
The ornate shrew and its subspecies have a similar appearance to a mouse with a long snout, small bead eyes, concealed ears, and soft fur. The California-native Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew, specifically, has a primarily black coat with brown speckles and a gray undercoat. [12] Threats
The Mt. Lyell shrew, a mouse-like mammal that lives in the central Sierra Nevada, has never been photographed in the 100 years since it was discovered.
Mustelidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which includes weasels, badgers, otters, ferrets, martens, minks, and wolverines, and many other extant and extinct genera. A member of this family is called a mustelid; Mustelidae is the largest family in Carnivora, and its extant species are divided into eight subfamilies .