Microgale monticola
Goodman & P. D. Jenkins, 1998
Montane 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
Goodman, S.M. and Jenkins, P.D. 1998. The insectivores of the Réserve spéciale d'Anjanaharibe-Sud, Madagascar. Fieldiana Zoology 90:139-161.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2821233Original name as described
Microgale monticola
Other common names
Mountain Shrew Tenrec
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:154012
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org/catalogue/2652780Type locality
"11 km WSW of Befingitra, Réserve Spéciale d'Anjanaharibe-Sud, 14°44'S, 49°26'E, 1550 m," Madagascar.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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