Pale shrew tenrec

Pale shrew tenrec[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Tenrecidae
Genus: Microgale
Species: M. fotsifotsy
Binomial name
Microgale fotsifotsy
Jenkins, Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1997
Pale shrew tenrec range

The pale shrew tenrec (Microgale fotsifotsy), also known as the pale-footed shrew tenrec is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. 1 2 Afrotheria Specialist Group (Tenrec Section), Raherisehena; M., Jenkins, P. & Rakotondravony, D. (2008). "Microgale fotsifotsy". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 December 2008.


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