Galemys

Galemys is a genus of mole containing the living Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) and several fossil species.[1]

Galemys
Temporal range: Early Pliocene - Recent
Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
Tribe: Desmanini
Genus: Galemys
Kaup, 1829
Type species
Galemys pyrenaicus
Geoffroy, 1811
Species

Many of these extinct species were far more widespread than the living species; for example, the Early Pleistocene Galemys kormosi was found in freshwater habitats throughout much of Europe, including the British Isles.[2] Galemys probably evolved in the Early Pliocene from a species in the extinct genus Archaeodesmana.

References
  1. "Galemys". Biolib.
  2. Queiroz, Ana Isabel (1996). Status and Conservation of Desmaninae in Europe: Issues 18-76. Council of Europe Publishing. p. 9.
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