Nectogale elegans Milne-Edwards 1870

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 220-311 : 278

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Nectogale elegans Milne-Edwards 1870 , C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 70: 341.

Type Locality: China, Sichuan, Moupin (= Baoxing).

Vernacular Names: Elegant Water Shrew.

Synonyms: Nectogale sikhimensis de Winton 1899 .

Distribution: Cold mountain streams across the Himalayas and in W and C China; Tibet (Xizang Aut. Region), Nepal, Sikkim ( India), Bhutan, N Burma, and Yunnan, Sichuan and Shaanxi ( China).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: A species highly adapted for a semi-aquatic life ( Hutterer, 1985). Includes sikhimensis , see Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951) and Hoffmann (1987). Reviewed by Hutterer (1993 b).