Nectogale sikhimensis

Nectogale sikhimensisThis water shrew occurs around the Himalayas. The Mammal Diversity Database (MDD) lists Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal in its country distribution. A 2022 molecular and morphological study supports treating it as a species distinct from N. elegans.What does it look like?The 1909 Imperial Gazetteer describes Nectogale sikhimensis as having deep-brown fur flecked with glistening white and sucker-like pads on the soles of its feet.How does it live?This water shrew occurs around the Himalayas. The Mammal Diversity Database (MDD) lists Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal in its country distribution. A 2022 molecular and morphological study supports treating it as a species distinct from N. elegans.The 1909 gazetteer says the two water-shrew species it describes live in streams and records Nectogale sikhimensis in Upper Sikkim. This is a historical account; it does not establish the species’ present-day habitat use or full range.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.