POTAMOGALIDAE, Allman, 1866

Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2018, Potamogalidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 174-179 : 174

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6656768
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6656732
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5F4E87D7-FFEA-FFB7-1B95-FDE42EBCFABA
treatment provided by	Valdenar
scientific name	POTAMOGALIDAE
status

Treatment

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.