Pale shrew tenrec
The pale shrew tenrec (Microgale fotsifotsy), also known as the pale-footed shrew tenrec 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]
| Pale shrew tenrec[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Afrosoricida |
| Suborder: | Tenrecomorpha |
| Family: | Tenrecidae |
| Genus: | Microgale |
| Species: | M. fotsifotsy |
| Binomial name | |
| Microgale fotsifotsy Jenkins, Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1997 | |
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| Pale 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 fotsifotsy". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T62013A97191387. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T62013A97191387.en. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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