the wild; there are none in captivity. At this rate the Nimba otter shrew was predicted to be extinct between 2017 and 2020. The population within Liberia's East Nimba Nature Reserve was reported healthy in 2013. The species is also present in the Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve of Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire, but this reserve is adjacent to a mining operation and is not fully protected from poaching. References Afrosoricida EDGE species Mammals described in 1954 Aquatic mammals Taxa named by Henri Heim de Balsac