Churchfield, SaraRychlik, LeszekYavrouyan, EduardTurlejski, Kris2011-10-052011-10-052006Canadian Journal of Zoology vol. 84, 2006, pp. 1853-1858http://hdl.handle.net/10593/1273Microscopic examination of alimentary tracts of fourteen Neomys teres (Miller, 1908) from a mountainous region in northern Armenia produced the first data on the diet of this almost unknown species of conservation concern. Twenty-three different prey types were distinguished in summer-caught shrews, all invertebrates (14 terrestrial and 9 aquatic in origin). The dominant dietary items were Coleoptera and Diptera adults, Araneae, Opiliones and Lumbricidae plus freshwater crustaceans and Trichoptera larvae. Prey ranged from <3 to >16 mm in length but those eaten most frequently were 6-10 mm in length. Although it was captured beside streams and rivers, aquatic prey comprised only 27% of dietary composition. Despite its morphological similarity to N. fodiens, its foraging niche more closely resembles that of upland populations of N. anomalus and its reliance on aquatic habitats remains equivocal.enWater shrewDietConservationArmeniaArtykuł