Microgale grandidieri

Microgale grandidieri, also known as Grandidier's shrew tenrec, is a species of shrew tenrec occurring in the dry forests of western and southwestern Madagascar. Populations of this species were formerly included in Microgale brevicaudata; M. grandidieri was described as a separate species in 2009 based on differences in morphology and DNA sequences.[2]

Microgale grandidieri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Suborder: Tenrecomorpha
Family: Tenrecidae
Genus: Microgale
Species:
M. grandidieri
Binomial name
Microgale grandidieri
Olson et al., 2009

References

  1. Stephenson, P.J.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. (2016). "Microgale grandidieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T54008309A97190215. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T54008309A97190215.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 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. doi:10.1644/08-MAMM-A-305.1.


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