Microgale grandidieri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenrecoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Atlantogenata Superordo: Afrotheria Grandordo: Afroinsectiphilia Mirordo: Afroinsectivora Ordo: Afrosoricida Subordo: Tenrecomorpha Superfamilia: Tenrecoidea

Holotype: FMNH 173231, adult ♀, body in alcohol with skull removed, collected by Frontier Madagascar on 28 February 2002.
Type locality: “Madagascar: Province de Toliara, Sept Lacs, 23°31′29.2″S, 44°09′33.2″E, 140 m”.

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 Reference page.

Stephenson, P.J., Soarimalala, V. & Goodman, S. 2016. IUCN: Microgale grandidieri (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T54008309A97190215. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T54008309A97190215.en. Accessed on 11 August 2026.