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Microgale longicaudata

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Microgale longicaudata — distribution map

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Tenrecomorpha 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: 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

Familia: Tenrecidae
Subfamilia: Oryzorictinae
Genus: Microgale
Species:Microgale longicaudata

Name

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  • Microgale longicaudata Thomas, 1882: 320

Holotype: BMNH 82.3.1.15, adult ♀, skin (in alcohol) and skull.

Type locality: “Ankáfana forest, Eastern Betsileo,” redefinied to Ankafina, Fianarantsoa, Fianarantsoa Province, 21°12’S 47°12’E, Madagascar by McPhee (1987: 5).

Synonyms

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  • Microgale prolixacaudata G. Grandidier, 1937

Holotype: MCZ 45035, immature indet., skin (in alcohol) and skull.

Type locality: “zoological province of Diego-Suarez [=Antsiranana].”

References

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Primary references

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  • Thomas, O. 1882. Description of a new genus and two new species of Insectivora from Madagascar. Journal of the Linnean Society of London 16(92): 319–322, 1 fig. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1882.tb02284a.x BHL Reference page
  • Thomas, O. 1918. On the arrangement of the small Tenrecidae hitherto referred to as Oryzorictes and Microgale. Annals and Magazine of Natural History series 9, 1: 302–307. BHL
  • Grandidier, G. 1837. Mammiferes nouveaux de la region de Diego-Suarez (Madagascar). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, ser. 2, 9: 347–353.
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Vernacular names

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Ελληνικά: Μακρούρα Νανομυγαλή
English: Lesser Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec
polski: Tenrek długoogoniasty