Russian desman pictures and facts

Russian desman

Order : Insectivora
Family : Talpidae
Subfamily : Desmaninae
Species : Desmana moschata

 

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The Russian desman is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Russian desman

Behavior The russian desman is a gregarious spcies with as many as eight individuals sharing a den. (Full text)

The Russian desman is classified as Desmana moschata, the Pyrenean desman as Galemys pyrenaicus. (Full text)

1. Soviet Union, Russia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR -- (a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia an others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991)
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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2. Soviet Russia, Russia, Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic -- (formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia)
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Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic
3. Russia -- (a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia; powerful in 17-18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great; overthrown by revolution in 1917)
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4. Russia -- (a federation in eastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1992 an independent state)
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