Dobson's shrew tenrec

Dobson's shrew tenrec [1]
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Afrosoricida
Suborder:	Tenrecomorpha
Family:	Tenrecidae
Genus:	Nesogale
Species:	N. dobsoni
Binomial name
Nesogale dobsoni (Thomas, 1884)
Dobson's shrew tenrec range

Dobson's shrew tenrec (Nesogale dobsoni) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist forests, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest. ^[2] On the basis of molecular data indicating that it and Talazac's shrew tenrec form a sister group to the rest of Microgale , these two species were transferred from Microgale to Nesogale in 2016. ^[3]

References

1. 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.
2. Stephenson, P.J.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. (2016). "Microgale dobsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T40587A97190623. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T40587A97190623.en . Retrieved 26 April 2023.
3. Everson, K. M.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. M.; Olson, L. E. (2016). "Multiple Loci and Complete Taxonomic Sampling Resolve the Phylogeny and Biogeographic History of Tenrecs (Mammalia: Tenrecidae) and Reveal Higher Speciation Rates in Madagascar's Humid Forests". Systematic Biology. 65 (5): 890–909. doi: 10.1093/sysbio/syw034 . PMID   27103169.