Pygmy Shrew Tenrec[1] | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Afrosoricida |
Family: | Tenrecidae |
Genus: | Microgale |
Species: | M. parvula |
Binomial name | |
Microgale parvula G. Grandidier, 1934 |
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Pygmy Shrew Tenrec range | |
Synonyms | |
Microgale pulla Jenkins, 1988 |
The Pygmy Shrew Tenrec (Microgale parvula) is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]