Russian desman
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The Russian desman is a small semiaquatic mammal that inhabits the Volga, Don and Ural River basins in Russia. Some authorities, citing old Soviet sources, claim the animal can be found in Eastern Ukr
Desmana moschata MHNT.INS.10
Mounted specimen.
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Desmans are aquatic insectivores of the tribe Desmanini in the mole family, Talpidae.
Russian desman
…and appears to have a complex (but largely unstudied) communication and social system. The Russian desman is one of two surviving species of the tribe Desmanini, the other being the Pyrenean desman. Despite its outward similarity to muskrats (a rodent), the Russian desman is actually part of the mole family…
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Desman range
The bare snout of Galemys pyrenaicus