Desmana moschata - #5316
Desman
Formerly Soricomorpha.
Geographic Distribution
Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan; Don, Volga, and Ural Rivers and their tributaries; introduced into Tachan and Tartas Rivers (Ob basin) and Dnepr River. Almost extinct in Belarus.
Order/Family
Talpidae
Genus
Desmana
Specific Epithet
moschata
Image Location
Russia, Research Station of the Academy of Sciences Moscow at Chernogolovka
Image Date
15 June 2012
Photographer
KD Rudloff