What is Russian desman?
{{Speciesbox |name = Russian desman |status = EN |status_system = IUCN3.1 |status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |title=''Desmana moschata'' |author=Kennerley, R. |author2=Turvey, S. T. |name-list-style=amp |year=2016 |page=e.T6506A22321477}}</ref> |image = Desmana moschata MHNT.INS.10.jpg |genus = Desmana |parent_authority = [[Johann Anton Güldenstädt|Güldenstädt]], 1777 |species = moschata<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Soricomorpha| id = 13700678 | page = 303}}</ref> |authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758) |range_map = Russian Desman area.png |range_map_caption = Russian desman range |synonyms = ''Castor moschatus'' <small>Linnaeus,&nbsp;1758</small> }} The '''Russian desman''' (''Desmana moschata'') is a type of [[mammal]] in the family [[Talpidae]]. It is the largest type of [[mole]]. It is found in the [[Volga River|Volga]], [[Don River (Russia)|Don]] and [[Ural River]] [[Basin (geology)|basins]] in [[Russia]], [[Ukraine]] and [[Kazakhstan]]. It digs [[burrow]]s into the [[Bank (river)|banks]] of [[pond]]s and slow-moving [[stream]]s. It prefers small, [[overgrown pond]]s with lots of [[insect]]s, [[crayfish]] and [[amphibian]]s. The Russian desman often lives in small groups of two to five of them that are usually not related. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Eulipotyphla]] [[Category:Mammals of Asia]] [[Category:Mammals of Europe]] {{biology-stub}}