Biology:Major's long-tailed tenrec

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Short description: Species of mammal

Major's long-tailed tenrec
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Suborder: Tenrecomorpha
Family: Tenrecidae
Genus: Microgale
Species:
M. majori
Binomial name
Microgale majori
Thomas, 1918
Microgale majori range map.svg
Major's Long-tailed Tenrec range

Major's long-tailed tenrec (Microgale majori) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar . Its natural habitat is the eastern humid forest of the island, as well as some western forests, where it has been seen at elevations from 785 to 2000 m.[1] Its habits are not well known, but it is thought to be semiarboreal.[1] The species was formerly viewed as synonymous with M. longicaudata.[1] It was named in honor of zoologist C. I. Forsyth Major.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Stephenson, P.J.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. (2016). "Microgale majori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T62016A97200480. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T62016A97200480.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/62016/97200480. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 

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