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Naked-nosed shrew tenrec

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Naked-nosed shrew tenrec[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Suborder: Tenrecomorpha
Family: Tenrecidae
Genus: Microgale
Species:
M. gymnorhyncha
Binomial name
Microgale gymnorhyncha
Jenkins et al., 1996
Naked-nosed shrew tenrec range

The naked-nosed shrew tenrec (Microgale gymnorhyncha) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forests.[2]

References

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  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. 73. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b Stephenson, P.J.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. (2016). "Microgale gymnorhyncha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T62014A97191808. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T62014A97191808.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.