Microgale jenkinsae
Goodman & Soarimalala, 2004
Jenkins'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
Goodman, S.M. and Soarimalala, V. 2004. A new species of Microgale (Lipotyphla: Tenrecidae: Oryzorictinae) from the Forêt des Mikea of southwestern Madagascar. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 117:251-265.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35515706Original name as described
Microgale jenkinsae
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:176215
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org/catalogue/2674983Type locality
"Madagascar: Province de Toliara, Forêt des Mikea, 9.5 km west Ankiloaka, 22°46.7'S 43°31.4'E, elevation about 80 m above sea level."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Goodman, S. M., & Soarimalala, V. (2004). A new species of Microgale (Lipotyphla: Tenrecidae: Oryzorictinae) from the Forêt des Mikea of southwestern Madagascar. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 117(3), 251-265.
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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