Neomys fodiens (Pennant, 1771)
(Water Shrew, Eurasian Water Shrew)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNeomys fodiens (Water Shrew, Eurasian Water Shrew)
FamilySORICIDAE (shrews)
OrderINSECTIVORA (insectivores)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Austin, S. 2002 Water Shrew Vol 13, No 6 Page: 427
Chapman, D. 2006 Water Shrew feeding on an earthworm Vol 27, No 3 Page: 195
Perrow, M. & Jowitt, A. 2003 Wetlands as an important habitat for small mammals British Wildlife Vol 14, No. 3: 171-179.

Neomys fodiens (Water Shrew, Eurasian Water Shrew) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Neomys fodiens (Water Shrew, Eurasian Water Shrew)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Neomys fodiens (Water Shrew, Eurasian Water Shrew)
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