Short-tailed shrew tenrec
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 or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
| Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Afrosoricida |
| Suborder: | Tenrecomorpha |
| Family: | Tenrecidae |
| Genus: | Microgale |
| Species: | M. brevicaudata |
| Binomial name | |
| Microgale brevicaudata G. Grandidier, 1899 | |
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| Short-tailed 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. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Stephenson, P.J.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. (2016). "Microgale brevicaudata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T54007828A97189964. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T54007828A97189964.en. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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