Eurasian water shrew
The Eurasian water shrew is a small, dark mammal that lives close to fresh water across northern Europe and Asia. It is one of the few venomous mammals, and it uses its venom to paralyse the prey it catches in the water.1

Jinsi ya kumtambua
- Short, dark greyish-black fur on the head, back and sides1
- Dirty white underparts, sharply separated from the darker back1
- A white spot just behind the eye, and often another near the small ear1
- Black nose and a long, tapering snout1
- Sharp teeth tipped with red, and a slender tail with a keel of short white hairs underneath1
Nguvu ya sumu
Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.
Sumu yake hufanya nini?
Its saliva contains a neurotoxic venom, which attacks the nerves. It delivers this venom at the base of the skull of its prey, and the venom paralyses prey even when the prey is larger than the shrew. Tests on field voles showed the venom is lethal at a minimum dose of 15 mg per kg of body weight.1
Ana hatari gani kwa watu?
Hatari kwa watu: HafifuKama kudungwa na nyuki au chini ya hapo. Kimsingi hana madhara kwa watu.Hantaviruses have been detected in shrews in Hungary and Poland, which raises public health concerns, although how the virus spreads is largely unknown.1
Hufanya nini akiogopa?
Its venom is thought to immobilise organisms that may threaten it.1
Akiuma
- Osha jeraha vizuri na utafute msaada wa kitabibu.
Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza
Kaa salama
- Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
- Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
- Akikuuma: tulia, usitikisike, piga namba yako ya dharura (112, 000, 911) au nenda hospitali haraka. Kumbuka alivyoonekana, picha husaidia.
Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama
Ana ukubwa gani?
Ana urefu gani?
Ana uzito gani?
urefu sawa na matofali 3 ya kuchezea yaliyopangwa mstari
mwepesi kiasi kwamba usingemhisi mkononi
angeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 90 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)Eurasian water shrew ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
It is one of the few venomous mammals. Its venom comes from glands at the base of its lower front teeth, and grooves along the teeth channel the venom into the bite.1
Its teeth are tipped with red because of deposits of iron, which harden the enamel of the tips.1
It can dive up to two metres underwater and stay under for about twenty seconds before it must surface to breathe.1
Its short fur holds air, so its skin stays dry while it swims.1
It has a home range of about 500 square metres, but when foraging on land it can travel up to 3 km.1
Kwa wataalamu wa sumu
- Jina la kisayansi
- Neomys fodiens
- Kundi
- Mamalia wenye sumu
- Familia
- Soricidae2
- Mpangilio
- Eulipotyphla
- Mabara
- Ulaya, Asia
- Watoto
- Litters of four to eight or more young are born after a 24-day gestation period, and females can have one or two litters a year.1
- Muda wa maisha
- takriban miaka 31
- Hali yake porini
- Least concern1
- Hatari kwa watu
- 1 / 5: Hafifu3
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Eurasian water shrew (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Neomys fodiens (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
- Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.
Kila ukweli kwenye ukurasa huu una namba inayoonyesha chanzo chake. Kama tumekosea kitu, samahani, sisi ni wapenzi wa wanyama, si jarida la kisayansi. Tuambie kupitia [email protected] nasi tutarekebisha.
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