Microgale | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Afrosoricida |
Family: | Tenrecidae |
Genus: |
Microgale Thomas, 1882 |
Species | |
22 extant, 1 extinct see text |
22 extant, 1 extinct see text
Microgale is a genus of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. There are 22 living species on the island of Madagascar and one extinct species known from a fossil. Some species have been discovered in the last twenty years.
It contains the following extant species: