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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 ...
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]
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)
Nimba otter shrew, Micropotamogale lamottei NT; Order: Hyracoidea (hyraxes) The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the ...
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Nimba otter shrew, M. lamottei VU; Order: Hyracoidea (hyraxes) The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order ...
The reserve covers significant portions of the Nimba Range, a geographically unique area with unusually rich flora and fauna, including exceptional numbers of single-site endemic species, such as Nimbaphrynoides (a genus of viviparous toads), the Nimba otter shrew, and multiple species of horseshoe bats. [1]