Nasolo's shrew tenrec

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Nasolo's shrew tenrec[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Tenrecidae
Genus: Microgale
Species: M. nasoloi
Binomial name
Microgale nasoloi
Jenkins & Goodman, 1999
Nasolo's shrew tenrec range

Nasolo's shrew tenrec (Microgale nasoloi) is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry 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 (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Afrotheria Specialist Group (Tenrec Section), Jenkins, P. & Goodman, S. (2008). Microgale nasoloi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
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