Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Alternative combination: Castor moschatus
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Desmana according to C. G. Rümke 1985
See also Kurten 1968, Linnaeus 1758, Stuart 1992 and Thomas 1911
Sister taxa: Desmana inflata, Desmana kowalskae, Desmana nehringi, Desmana pyrenaica, Desmana thermalis, Desmana verestchagini, Mygale arvernensis
Ecology: amphibious insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Germany (4 collections), Romania (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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