babu wani ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Ruwa ta Mediterranean." Duk da haka, shrew ruwa na Bahar Rum wani ƙananan nau'in dabbobi ne wanda ke cikin iyalin Soricidae kuma yana samuwa a kasashe daban-daban a kusa da Basin Bahar Rum, ciki har da Italiya, Spain, Portugal, da Maroko. Dabba ce mai ruwa da ruwa wacce ta dace da rayuwa a ciki da wajen ruwa kuma tana ciyar da kananun invertebrates.
