giant otter shrew
potamogale velox latin

Giant otter shrews fair very poorly in captivity.

Giant otter shrews breed during the wet/rainy season.

The giant otter shrew builds burrows among riverbank crevices.

The giant otter shrew is a mammal superficially similar to an otter in appearance.

The giant otter shrew (Potamogale velox) is a semiaquatic, carnivorous tenrec.

The largest of these insectivorous mammals is the giant otter shrew (Potamogale velox), native to Central Africa.

Giant otter shrew (Potamogale velox)

Giant Otter Shrew (Potamogale velox)

Contrary to its name the giant otter shrew is not a true shrew (Soricidae) but a tenrec (Tenrecidae).

The giant otter shrew (Potamogale velox) is a semiaquatic, carnivorous tenrec.

The largest of these insectivorous mammals is the giant otter shrew (Potamogale velox), native to Central Africa.

Giant otter shrew (Potamogale velox)

Giant Otter Shrew (Potamogale velox)

The three species found on the African mainland (Potamogale velox, Micropotamogale lamottei, M. ruwenzorii) have more specialized diets, centered on their habitat in fast-running streams of the African tropics, from Liberia in the west to Lake Victoria in the east.