Nectogale

• Elegant Water Shrew Nectogale elegans

  The elegant water shrew is a shrew adapted to a semi-aquatic life. Its feet are webbed, and the species is recorded in mountainous parts of China.

• Nectogale sikhimensis Nectogale sikkimensis

  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.