Nesogale dobsoni

(O. Thomas, 1884)

Dobson's Shrew Tenrec

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1884-11-01. Description of a new species of Microgale. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)14(83):337-338.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15624794

Original name as described

Microgale Dobsoni

Other common names

Dobson's Long-tailed Tenrec

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1884.10.20.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/35ccfab0-22ed-4107-98bf-78aeb6bb1090

Type locality

"Nandésen Forest, Central Betsileo," Madagascar. Restricted by R. D. E. MacPhee in 1987 to "perhaps the isolated patch of eastern rain forest situated east of Nandihizana village (1340 m), south of Ambositra; Fianarantsoa, Fianarantsoa [Province, Madagascar]; 20°27'S, 47°09'E" and further clarified as "about 20 mi (30 km) SSW of Ambositra." Further clarified by P. D. Jenkins and colleagues in 1996 to "estimated as 20°50'S 47°10'E."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

moved to Nesogale from Microgale

Taxonomy notes citation

Everson, K. M., Soarimalala, V., Goodman, S. M., & Olson, L. E. (2016). Multiple loci and complete taxonomic sampling resolve the phylogeny and biogeographic history of tenrecs (Mammalia: Tenrecidae) and reveal higher speciation rates in Madagascar's humid forests. Systematic biology, 65(5), 890-909.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000511

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 Dobsoni

(O. Thomas, 1884)

Family

Tenrecidae

Root name

dobsoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1884.10.20.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/35ccfab0-22ed-4107-98bf-78aeb6bb1090

Authority page

337

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15624794

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:60) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:68) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40587/97190623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nesogale dobsoni

Everson, Soarimalala, Goodman, & L. E. Olson, 2016

Family

Tenrecidae

Root name

dobsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

903

Authority publication

Systematic Biology

Name usages

  1. Everson, Soarimalala, Goodman & Olson (2016:903) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35685)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000511) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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