Naked-nosed shrew tenrec
The naked-nosed shrew tenrec (Microgale gymnorhyncha) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
| Naked-nosed shrew tenrec[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Afrosoricida |
| Suborder: | Tenrecomorpha |
| Family: | Tenrecidae |
| Genus: | Microgale |
| Species: | M. gymnorhyncha |
| Binomial name | |
| Microgale gymnorhyncha Jenkins et al., 1996 | |
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| Naked-nosed shrew tenrec range | |
References
- Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). 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.
- Stephenson, P.J.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. (2016). "Microgale gymnorhyncha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T62014A97191808. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T62014A97191808.en. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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