POTAMOGALIDAE, Allman, 1866
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Family POTAMOGALIDAE
(OTTER-SHREWS)
• Small to medium-sized with relatively thick,silky, long pelage; relatively small eyes; otter-shaped heads and bodies; broad muzzles; flatten nose shields; short ears; and short legs.
• 20-60 cm. View Figure
• Afrotropical Region. View Figure
• Small rivers and streams in tropical forests up to midelevations mountains.
• 2 genera, 3 species, 3 taxa.
• No species threatened; none Extinct since 1600.
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