Biology:Microgale grandidieri
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Short description: Species of mammal
| Microgale grandidieri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Afrosoricida |
| Suborder: | Tenrecomorpha |
| Family: | Tenrecidae |
| Genus: | Microgale |
| Species: | M. grandidieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Microgale grandidieri Olson et al., 2009
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| Grandidier's shrew tenrec range | |
Microgale grandidieri, also known as Grandidier's shrew tenrec, is a species of shrew tenrec occurring in the dry forests of western and southwestern Madagascar . Populations of this species were formerly included in Microgale brevicaudata; M. grandidieri was described as a separate species in 2009 based on differences in morphology and DNA sequences.[2]
References
- ↑ Stephenson, P.J.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. (2016). "Microgale grandidieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T54008309A97190215. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T54008309A97190215.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54008309/97190215. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Olson, L. E.; Rakotomalala, Z.; Hildebrandt, K. B. P.; Lanier, H. C.; Raxworthy, C. J.; Goodman, S. M. (2009). "Phylogeography of Microgale brevicaudata (Tenrecidae) and Description of a New Species from Western Madagascar". Journal of Mammalogy 90 (5): 1095–1110. doi:10.1644/08-MAMM-A-305.1.
Wikidata ☰ Q6839538 entry
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