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The Nimba otter shrew (Micropotamogale lamottei) is a dwarf otter shrew and belongs to the mammal family Potamogalidae. Otter shrews are shrew-like afrotherian mammals found in sub-Saharan Africa. They are most closely related to the tenrecs of Madagascar. [ 2 ]
Micropotamogale [1] is a genus of small, otter-like dwarf otter shrews native to riverine habitats of West African rainforests. They feed on aquatic animals and insects they can find and capture. They are afrotherian mammals most closely related to the tenrecs of Madagascar, but are not closely related to shrews or otters. [2] Two species are ...
Nimba otter shrew, Micropotamogale lamottei NT; Order: Hyracoidea (hyraxes) The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the ...
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]
The team set more than 100 pitfall traps, designed for shrews to fall into as they walked across the ground, and constantly monitored the traps for three consecutive days, only sleeping for two ...
Nimba otter shrew. M. lamottei Heim de Balsac, 1954: Mount Richard-Molard area in western Africa: Size: 12–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 9–14 cm (4–6 in) tail [50] Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands [51] Diet: Crabs and catfish, as well as insects and tadpoles [51] VU Unknown [51] Ruwenzori otter shrew. M. ruwenzorii (de Witte, Frechkop, 1955)
Suborder Tenrecomorpha (otter shrews and tenrecs) Family Potamogalidae (otter shrews) Genus Micropotamogale. Nimba otter shrew (Micropotamogale lamottei) Ruwenzori otter shrew (Micropotamogale ruwenzorii) Genus Potamogale. Giant otter shrew (Potamogale velox) Family Plesiorycteropodidae. Genus †Plesiorycteropus †Plesiorycteropus ...
These qualities are evidenced in species such as the Nimba otter shrew, the viviparous toad, and observed tool use by chimpanzees. Since the 1960s, the Nimba Range has become a source for iron and diamond ore mining, which has led to the degradation of the nature reserve. [15]