Russian desman
id:
russian-desman-187-8763769
title:
Russian desman
text:
The Russian desman is a small semiaquatic mammal that inhabits the Volga, Don and Ural River basins in Russia. Some authorities, citing old Soviet sources, claim the animal can be found in Eastern Ukraine and Northern Kazakhstan, but, as of 2020, the accuracy of such claims is disputed. It constructs burrows into the banks of ponds and slow-moving streams, but prefers small, overgrown ponds with abundance of insects, crayfish and amphibians. The Russian desman often lives in small groups of two
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Species of mammal
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_desman
date created:
2005-08-21T22:34:50Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T11:35:28Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Desmana_moschata_MHNT.INS.10.jpg","width":7125,"height":2589}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16