Japanese water shrew | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Chimarrogale |
Species: | C. platycephalus |
Binomial name | |
Chimarrogale platycephalus Temminck, 1842 |
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Japanese water shrew range |
The Japanese water shrew (Chimarrogale platycephalus), also called the flat-headed water shrew, is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Japan.