Gracile shrew tenrec
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] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Afrosoricida |
| Suborder: | Tenrecomorpha |
| Family: | Tenrecidae |
| Genus: | Microgale |
| Species: | M. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Microgale gracilis (Major, 1896) | |
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| Gracile shrew tenrec range | |
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. 73. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Stephenson, P.J.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. (2016). "Microgale gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T13343A97191617. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T13343A97191617.en. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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