Giant otter shrew

The giant otter shrew (Potamogale velox) is a semiaquatic mammal native to African streams and wetlands, where it hunts aquatic invertebrates and small vertebrates.

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Tenrec: Tenrecs are a diverse group of mammals native mainly to Madagascar, with a smaller number on mainland Africa. The giant otter shrew belongs to the tenrec family, despite its shrew-like name.
Aquatic locomotion: Aquatic locomotion is movement through water by swimming, paddling, or other propulsion. The giant otter shrew uses its laterally flattened tail to propel itself through streams.
Freshwater habitat: A freshwater habitat is an inland aquatic environment with low concentrations of dissolved salts. Streams and wetlands provide the water and prey on which the species depends.
African otter shrew: The African otter shrew (Micropotamogale lamottei) is a semiaquatic tenrec of West Africa. It is a smaller, less widely distributed semiaquatic relative with a similar ecological niche.
Afrosoricida: Afrosoricida is a mammalian order that includes tenrecs and golden moles. This order places the giant otter shrew among African mammals with distant evolutionary ties to elephants.
Vibrissae: Vibrissae are stiff, touch-sensitive hairs that detect nearby objects and movements. Sensitive whiskers help it locate prey in water where vision is limited.
Wetland: A wetland is an ecosystem where water saturates or covers the soil for part or all of the year. Wetland margins provide feeding and sheltering habitat for the giant otter shrew.
Water shrew: Water shrews are semiaquatic members of the true-shrew family Soricidae. Despite similar names and aquatic habits, water shrews belong to a different mammalian family.
Mammal: Mammals are vertebrates characterized by hair and milk-producing mammary glands. Its semiaquatic traits modify the anatomy of a mammal, rather than replacing the basic mammalian body plan.
Carnivory: Carnivory is a feeding strategy based on consuming animals. Its diet consists chiefly of aquatic invertebrates and small vertebrates.