Madagascan pygmy shrew
Madagascan pygmy shrew | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Soricomorpha |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Suncus |
Species: | S. madagascariensis |
Binomial name | |
Suncus madagascariensis (Coquerel, 1848) | |
Madagascan pygmy shrew range | |
Madagascan pygmy shrew range in Madagascar |
The Madagascan pygmy shrew (Suncus madagascariensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae.[2] It is the only known Malagasy shrew.[1] Some taxonomists regard it as conspecific with the widely distributed Etruscan shrew, the smallest known mammal by mass.[1][2] It is found in Madagascar and the Comoros, at altitudes from sea level to 1500 m.[1] It is thought to be more common in the less humid western and southern parts of Madagascar.[1] This shrew may also be present on Socotra.[2] The species is found primarily in forests, and is presumed to be solitary, nocturnal and insectivorous, like its relatives.[1] The litter size is one or two.[1] It is threatened by logging and other forms of deforestation.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Vololomboahangy, R. & Goodman, S. (2008). "Suncus madagascariensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hutterer, R. (2005). "Order Soricomorpha". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.