Least shrew tenrec | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Afrosoricida |
Family: | Tenrecidae |
Genus: | Microgale |
Species: | M. pusilla |
Binomial name | |
Microgale pusilla Major, 1896 |
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Least shrew tenrec range | |
Synonyms | |
Microgale majori Thomas, 1918 |
Microgale majori Thomas, 1918
The least shrew tenrec (Microgale pusilla) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, swamps, pastureland, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss.