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Transcaucasian water shrew
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Old World water shrews

Order : Insectivora
Family : Soricidae
Subfamily : Soricinae
Genus : Neomys

Facts about the genus Neomys, the Old World water shrews

Other species of red-toothed shrews are restricted chiefly to North America, where they are found in greater variety than in the Old World, though Neomys is not represented. (Full text)