Microgale soricoides

Microgale soricoides — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenrecomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata 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: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Afroinsectiphilia Cladus: Afroinsectivora Ordo: Afrosoricida Subordo: Tenrecomorpha

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

Name

Microgale soricoides Jenkins, 1993: 2

• Holotype: BMNH 91.565, adult ♂, body in alcohol and skull, collected by Christopher J. Raxworthy on 13 April 1991.
• Type locality: “Mantady National Park, ca. 15 km north of Perinet, Madagascar, 18°51'S, 48°27'E, in primary rainforest, between 1100 and 1150 elevation”.

References

Primary references

• Jenkins, P.D. 1993. A new species of Microgale (Insectivora: Tenrecidae) from eastern Madagascar with an unusual dentition. American Museum Novitates 3067: 1–11. hdl: 2246/4964 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Microgale soricoides  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Spitzmaus-Kleintenrek
Ελληνικά: Μέγαιρα Μικρομυγαλή
English: Shrew-toothed Shrew Tenrec