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Least shrew tenrec

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Least shrew tenrec[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Afrosoricida
Family:
Tenrecidae
Genus:
Microgale
Species:
M. pusilla
Binomial name
Microgale pusilla
Major, 1896
Least shrew tenrec range
Synonyms

Microgale majori Thomas, 1918

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 lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, swamps, pastureland, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss.[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. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b Template:IUCN2008


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