| Japanese water shrew | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Chimarrogale |
| Species: | C. platycephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chimarrogale platycephalus Temminck, 1842
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| Japanese water shrew range | |
The Japanese water shrew (Chimarrogale platycephalus), also called the flat-headed water shrew, is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Japanese Islands, Honshu and Kyushu. They are considered extinct in Shikoku.[2]
- ^ Cassola, F. (2016). "Chimarrogale platycephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40615A22282290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40615A22282290.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Yamazaki, Haruka; Sekiya, Tomohiro; Nagayama, Shun; Hirasawa, Kei; Tokura, Keita; Sasaki, Akio; Ichiyanagi, Hidetaka; Tojo, Koji (2020-08-01). "Development of microsatellite markers for a soricid water shrew, Chimarrogale platycephalus, and their successful use for individual identification". Genes & Genetic Systems. 95 (4): 201–210. doi:10.1266/ggs.20-00017.