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Microgale (shrew tenrecs)

Synonyms: Leptogale; Nesogale; Paramicrogale

Wikipedia Abstract

Microgale is a genus of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. There are 22 living species on the island of Madagascar and one extinct species known from a fossil. Some species have been discovered in the last twenty years. It contains the following extant species:
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Species

Microgale brevicaudata (Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec) (Attributes)
Microgale cowani (Cowan's Shrew Tenrec) (Attributes)
Microgale dobsoni (Dobson's Shrew Tenrec) (Attributes)
Microgale drouhardi (Drouhard's Shrew Tenrec) (Attributes)
Microgale dryas (tree shrew tenrec) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Microgale fotsifotsy (Pale Shrew Tenrec) (Attributes)
Microgale gracilis (Gracile Shrew Tenrec) (Attributes)
Microgale grandidieri (Grandidier's shrew tenrec)
Microgale gymnorhyncha (Naked-nosed Shrew Tenrec) (Attributes)
Microgale jenkinsae (Jenkins' shrew tenrec) (Endangered)
Microgale jobihely (northern shrew tenrec) (Endangered)
Microgale longicaudata (Lesser Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec) (Attributes)
Microgale longirostris
Microgale major
Microgale majori (Major's Long-tailed Tenrec)
Microgale mergulus
Microgale monticola (Montane Shrew Tenrec) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Microgale nasoloi (Nasolo's Shrew Tenrec) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Microgale parvula (Pygmy Shrew Tenrec) (Attributes)
Microgale principula (Greater Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec) (Attributes)
Microgale pusilla (Least Shrew Tenrec) (Attributes)
Microgale soricoides (Shrew-toothed Shrew Tenrec) (Attributes)
Microgale taiva (Taiva Shrew Tenrec) (Attributes)
Microgale talazaci (Talazac's Shrew Tenrec) (Attributes)
Microgale thomasi (Thomas's Shrew Tenrec) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0