Microgale monticola

S. M. 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/2821233

Original 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/2652780

Type 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000503

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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 monticola

S. M. Goodman & P. D. Jenkins, 1998

Family

Tenrecidae

Root name

monticola

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:154012

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org/catalogue/2652780

Authority page

149

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2821233

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

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 #29462) (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 #29462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000503) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/29462/97200712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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