Nectogale elegans

Nectogale elegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eulipotyphla

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Eulipotyphla

Familia: Soricidae
Subfamilia: Soricinae
Tribus: Nectogalini
Genus: Nectogale
Species: Nectogale elegans

Name

Nectogale elegans Milne-Edwards, 1870: 341

• Holotype: MNHN-ZM-MO-1870-6, mounted skin and skull, collected by Armand David.
• Type locality: “Thibet oriental”.

References

Primary references

• Milne-Edwards, A. 1870. Note sur quelques Mammifères du Thibet oriental. Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences 70(7): 341–342. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Molur, S. 2016. IUCN: Nectogale elegans  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T41455A22319497. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41455A22319497.en. Accessed on 13 May 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Elegant Water Shrew