Montane shrew tenrec
Montane shrew tenrec[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Afrosoricida |
Family: | Tenrecidae |
Genus: | Microgale |
Species: | M. monticola |
Binomial name | |
Microgale monticola Goodman & Jenkins, 1998 | |
Montane shrew tenrec range |
The montane shrew tenrec (Microgale monticola) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[2]
References
- ↑ Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- 1 2 Afrotheria Specialist Group (Tenrec Section); Jenkins, P. & Goodman, S. (2008). "Microgale monticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
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