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Potamogalidae

Potamogalidae is the family of otter shrews, a group of semiaquatic riverine afrotherian mammals indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa. They are most closely related to the tenrecs of Madagascar, from which they are thought to have split about 47–53 million years ago. They were formerly considered a subfamily of Tenrecidae.

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Potamogalidae

Nodes19
Edges18
Triples4
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.105263
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related to Extant species · 3
Potamogalidae → Family Potamogalidae, Of, Only
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Potamogalidae → family of otter shrews

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otter shrews shrew closely related family velox species afrotherian micropotamogale lamottei ruwenzorii sensitive whiskers water giant semiaquatic mammals tenrecs madagascar

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Potamogalidaeis afamily of otter shrews0.90text
Potamogalidaerelated to Extant speciesOnly0.60section
Potamogalidaerelated to Extant speciesOf0.60section
Potamogalidaerelated to Extant speciesFamily Potamogalidae0.60section

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