Geogale aurita

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenrecomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Magnordo: Epitheria Superordo: Afrotheria Ordo: Afrosoricida Subordo: Tenrecomorpha

Familia: Tenrecidae
Subfamilia: Geogalinae
Genus:Geogale
Species:Geogale aurita
Subspecies:G. a. aurita – G. a. orientalis

Name

Geogale aurita Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier, 1872

Type locality: Madagascar, Mouroundava [Morondava].

Holotype: MCZ 45504

References

• Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool., 15((art. 19)): 2.
• Geogale aurita in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Geogale aurita Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier, 1872 (Least Concern)
• Geogale aurita – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Large-eared Tenrec
polski: Tenrek wielkouchy