Topic summary
Otter shrew
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Potamogalidae.
Morphology
Otter shrews have small eyes and ears and a broad, flat, muzzle that is covered with sensitive whiskers and ends in a leathery pad. The margins of the hind feet have fringes of skin, and the second and third toes are fused. All species of otter shrews have dense, water repellent fur.