The insectivorous Pyrenean desman Galemys pyrenaicus, occurs in lowland elevation. From Wordnik.com. [Pyrenees-Mont Perdu, France and Spain] Reference
I like to think that it looked like a giant desman, but that only helps if you know what a desman is. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-02-01] Reference
The ecoregion hosts other rare and threatened small mammals, such as the snow vole (Microtus nivalis), the Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus), and the endemic Cantabrian hare (Lepus castroviejoi). From Wordnik.com. [Cantabrian mixed forests] Reference
Also present are wild boar (Sus scrofa), chamois (Rupicapra parva), red deer (Cervus elaphus elaphus), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and seldom seen, the Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus). From Wordnik.com. [Cantabrian mixed forests] Reference
Await then what will desman. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 15, 2003] Reference
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