The least shrew tenrec (Microgale pusilla) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist forests, swamps, pastureland, and irrigated land.[2]
| Least shrew tenrec[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Afrosoricida |
| Suborder: | Tenrecomorpha |
| Family: | Tenrecidae |
| Genus: | Microgale |
| Species: | M. pusilla
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| Binomial name | |
| Microgale pusilla Forsyth Major, 1896
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| Least shrew tenrec range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Microgale majori Thomas, 1918 | |
References
edit- ^ 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. 74. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Stephenson, P.J.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. (2016). "Microgale pusilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41314A97201685. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41314A97201685.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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