Pictures and facts about the Otter shrews

Nimba otter shrew	giant otter shrew
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Otter shrews

Order : Insectivora
Family : Tenrecidae
Subfamily : Potamogalinae

Facts about the subfamily Potamogalinae, the otter shrews

The otter-shrews are sometimes placed in a separate family, the ______________. (Full text)

The otter shrews are three species of aquatic African insectivores classified as either a subfamily of the tenrecs, family Tenrecidae, or as a family of their own, Potamogalidae. (Full text)