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#0197 · 🦊 mammals

Mediterranean Water Shrew

Neomys milleri

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
  1. 1. © Royle Safaris · CC BY-NC 4.0
  2. 2. © Royle Safaris · CC BY-NC 4.0
  3. 3. © Lorenzo Vinciguerra · CC BY-NC 4.0
  4. 4. © Robbin D. Knapp · CC BY-NC 4.0
  5. 5. © Igor Balashov · CC BY 4.0
  6. 6. Kosakowo, Polska:© Fenri · CC BY-NC 4.0
  7. 7. Tatarbunars'kyi district, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine:© Igor Balashov · CC BY 4.0
  8. 8. Italia:© Giuseppe Cosenza · CC BY-NC 4.0
  9. 9. Ampass Agenbach, 6070 Ampass, Österreich:© Sebastian · CC BY-NC 4.0
  10. 10. Bayern, DE:© Thomas Guggemoos · CC BY-NC 4.0
Mediterranean Water Shrew, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Royle Safaris · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Mediterranean , Southern or Miller's water shrew ( Neomys milleri ) is a species of insectivoran mammal in the family Soricidae.

base stats

  • NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 71iNaturalist observations
  • threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
  • 71 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.

fact sheet

English
Mediterranean Water Shrew
scientific name
Neomys milleri
class
Mammalia
order
Eulipotyphla
family
Soricidae
IUCN Red List
LC · least concern
sightings in NL
0
sightings in Europe
55
sightings worldwide
71
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—

IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.

relatives· Soricidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 1370695, Wikipedia (EN). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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