Short-tailed shrew tenrec

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Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Suborder: Tenrecomorpha
Family: Tenrecidae
Genus: Microgale
Species:
M. brevicaudata
Binomial name
Microgale brevicaudata
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Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec range

The short-tailed shrew tenrec (Microgale brevicaudata) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical dry and moist lowland forests. [2]

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. pp. 72–73. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.
  2. 1 2 Stephenson, P.J.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. (2016). "Microgale brevicaudata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T54007828A97189964. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T54007828A97189964.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.


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