Microgale dryas

P. D. Jenkins, 1992

Dryad Shrew Tenrec

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Atlantogenata
Superorder : Afrotheria
Order : Afrosoricida
Suborder : Tenrecomorpha
Family : Tenrecidae
Subfamily : Oryzorictinae
Genus : Microgale

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Jenkins, P.D. 1992. Description of a new species of Microgale (Insectivora: Tenrecidae) from eastern Madagascar. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Zoology)58(1):53-59.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40583577

Original name as described

Microgale dryas

Other common names

Tree Shrew Tenrec

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1991.230

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/13e619f5-7520-495c-b625-757006c81e0e https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/da095a5e-e8e1-4dcd-9acb-fa36890086de

Type locality

"Site 1, Ambatovaky Special Reserve, [northeast] Madagascar, 16°51'S 49°08'E, in primary rainforest, between 600–750 metres altitude."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000493

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Microgale dryas

P. D. Jenkins, 1992

Family

Tenrecidae

Root name

dryas

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1991.230

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/13e619f5-7520-495c-b625-757006c81e0e https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/da095a5e-e8e1-4dcd-9acb-fa36890086de

Authority page

53

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40583577

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

  1. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  2. Everson, Soarimalala, Goodman & Olson (2016:903) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35685)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000493) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13356/97191108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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