Least shrew tenrec
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 lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, swamps, pastureland, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
| Least shrew tenrec[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Afrosoricida |
| Suborder: | Tenrecomorpha |
| Family: | Tenrecidae |
| Genus: | Microgale |
| Species: | M. pusilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Microgale pusilla Major, 1896 | |
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| Least shrew tenrec range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Microgale majori Thomas, 1918 | |
References
- 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. 74. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Stephenson, P.J.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. (2016). "Microgale pusilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T41314A97201685. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41314A97201685.en. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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