Taiva shrew tenrec

Taiva shrew tenrec^[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Afrosoricida
Family:	Tenrecidae
Genus:	Microgale
Species:	M. taiva
Binomial name
*Microgale taiva* Forsyth Major, 1896

Taiva shrew tenrec range

The taiva shrew tenrec (Microgale taiva) 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 montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[2]

References

↑ 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. 75. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Afrotheria Specialist Group (Tenrec Section), Ramiarinjanahary, H., Andrianjakavelo, V. & Goodman, S. (2008). Microgale taiva. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 29 December 2008.

Extant Afrosoricida species

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Infraclass Eutheria
Superorder Afrotheria

Suborder Tenrecomorpha (Tenrecs)

Geogalinae

Geogale	Large-eared Tenrec (G. aurita)

Oryzorictinae

Limnogale	Web-footed Tenrec (L. mergulus)

Microgale	Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec (M. brevicaudata) Cowan's Shrew Tenrec (M. cowani) Dobson's Shrew Tenrec (M. dobsoni) Drouhard's Shrew Tenrec (M. drouhardi) Dryad Shrew Tenrec (M. dryas) Pale Shrew Tenrec (M. fotsifotsy) Gracile Shrew Tenrec (M. gracilis) Naked-nosed Shrew Tenrec (M. gymnorhyncha) Jenkins' Shrew Tenrec (M. jenkinsae) Northern Shrew Tenrec (M. jobihely) Lesser Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec (M. longicaudata) Major's Long-tailed Tenrec (M. majori) Montane Shrew Tenrec (M. monticola) Nasolo's shrew tenrec (M. nasoloi) Pygmy Shrew Tenrec (M. parvula) Greater long-tailed shrew tenrec (M. principula) Least shrew tenrec (M. pusilla) Shrew-toothed Shrew Tenrec (M. soricoides) Taiva shrew tenrec (M. taiva) Talazac's shrew tenrec (M. talazaci) Thomas's shrew tenrec (M. thomasi)

Oryzorictes (Rice tenrecs)	Mole-like rice tenrec (O. hova) Four-toed rice tenrec (O. tetradactylus)

Potamogalinae

Micropotamogale	Nimba Otter Shrew (M. lamottei) Ruwenzori Otter Shrew (M. ruwenzorii)

Potamogale	Giant Otter Shrew (P. velox)

Tenrecinae

Echinops	Lesser hedgehog tenrec (E. telfairi)

Hemicentetes	Highland Streaked Tenrec (H. nigriceps) Lowland Streaked Tenrec (H. semispinosus)

Setifer	Greater hedgehog tenrec (S. setosus)

Tenrec	Tailless Tenrec (T. ecaudatus)

Suborder Chrysochloridea (Golden moles)

Chrysochlorinae

Carpitalpa

Arends' Golden Mole (C. arendsi)

Chlorotalpa

Duthie's Golden Mole (C. duthieae)
Sclater's Golden Mole (C. sclateri)

Chrysochloris

Subgenus Chrysochloris:	Cape Golden Mole (C. asiatica) Visagie's Golden Mole (C. visagiei)

Subgenus Kilimatalpa:	Stuhlmann's Golden Mole (C. stuhlmanni)

Chrysospalax

Giant Golden Mole (C. trevelyani)
Rough-haired Golden Mole (C. villosus)

Cryptochloris

De Winton's Golden Mole (C. wintoni)
Van Zyl's Golden Mole (C. zyli)

Eremitalpa

Grant's Golden Mole (E. granti)

Amblysominae

Amblysomus

Fynbos Golden Mole (A. corriae)
Hottentot Golden Mole (A. hottentotus)
Marley's Golden Mole (A. marleyi)
Robust Golden Mole (A. robustus)
Highveld Golden Mole (A. septentrionalis)

Calcochloris

Subgenus Huetia:	Congo Golden Mole (C. leucorhinus)

Subgenus Calcochloris:	Yellow Golden Mole (C. obtusirostris)

Subgenus incertae sedis:	Somali Golden Mole (C. tytonis)

Neamblysomus

Gunning's Golden Mole (N. gunningi)
Juliana's Golden Mole (N. julianae)