The gracile shrew tenrec (Microgale gracilis) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[2]
Gracile 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. gracilis
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Binomial name | |
Microgale gracilis (Forsyth Major, 1896)
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Gracile shrew tenrec range |
References
edit- ^ Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Stephenson, P.J.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. (2016). "Microgale gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13343A97191617. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T13343A97191617.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.