Biology:Least shrew tenrec
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Short description: Species of mammal
Least shrew tenrec[1] | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Afrosoricida |
Suborder: | Tenrecomorpha |
Family: | Tenrecidae |
Genus: | Microgale |
Species: | M. pusilla
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Binomial name | |
Microgale pusilla Major, 1896
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Least shrew tenrec range | |
Synonyms | |
Microgale majori Thomas, 1918 |
The least shrew tenrec (Microgale pusilla) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist forests, swamps, pastureland, and irrigated land.[2]
References
- ↑ Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=11100026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Stephenson, P.J.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. (2016). "Microgale pusilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T41314A97201685. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41314A97201685.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41314/97201685. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q2257154 entry
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