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Microgale dryas P. D. Jenkins, 1992

Dryad Shrew Tenrec

Authority citation: Jenkins, P.D. 1992. Description of a new species of Microgale (Insectivora: Tenrecidae) from eastern Madagascar. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Zoology)58(1):53-59.

Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40583577

Original name as described: Microgale dryas

Nominal names: dryas P. D. Jenkins, 1992

Other common names: Tree Shrew Tenrec


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Afrosoricida -- Family: Tenrecidae -- Subfamily: Oryzorictinae

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1991.230

Type locality: "Site 1, Ambatovaky Special Reserve, [northeast] Madagascar, 16°51'S 49°08'E, in primary rainforest, between 600–750 metres altitude."

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Madagascar (MDG)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Vulnerable


Species Permalink: http://www.classic.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000493

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