Microgale grandidieri
L. E. Olson, Z. Rakotomalala, Hildebrandt, Lanier, Raxworthy, & Goodman, 2009
Grandidier's Shrew Tenrec
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Atlantogenata |
| Superorder | : Afrotheria |
| Order | : Afrosoricida |
| Suborder | : Tenrecomorpha |
| Family | : Tenrecidae |
| Subfamily | : Oryzorictinae |
| Genus | : Microgale |
Species status
Authority citation
Olson, L.E., Rakotomalala, Z., Hildebrandt, K.B.P., Lanier, H.C., Raxworthy, C.J. and Goodman, S.M. 2009-10-15. Phylogeography of _Microgale brevicaudata_ (Tenrecidae) and description of a new species from western Madagascar. Journal of Mammalogy 90(5):1095-1110.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1644/08-MAMM-A-305.1Original name as described
Microgale grandidieri
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:173231
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org/catalogue/2671999Type locality
"Madagascar: Province de Toliara, Sept Lacs, 23°31'29.2"S, 44°09'33.2"E, 140 m. The specific name of the site is Antafiky."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Olson, L. E., Rakotomalala, Z., Hildebrandt, K. B. P., Lanier, H. C., Raxworthy, C. J., & Goodman, S. M. (2009). Phylogeography of Microgale brevicaudata (Tenrecidae) and description of a new species from western Madagascar. Journal of Mammalogy, 90(5), 1095-1110.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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