Definition of Neosorex palustris. Meaning of Neosorex palustris. Synonyms of Neosorex palustris

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Definition of Neosorex palustris

Neosorex palustris
Water shrew Wa"ter shrew` (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of shrews having fringed feet and capable of swimming actively. The two common European species (Crossopus fodiens, and C. ciliatus) are the best known. The most common American water shrew, or marsh shrew (Neosorex palustris), is rarely seen, owing to its nocturnal habits.

Meaning of Neosorex palustris from wikipedia

- shrew to Atophyrax, and Jackson (1928) ****igned the Pacific water shrew to Neosorex. A closer, dentition-based relationship was ****igned by Findley (1955)...