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Microgale pusilla

Least shrew tenrec
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Tenrecidae
Genus: Microgale
Species: M. pusilla
Binomial name
Microgale pusilla
Major, 1896
Microgale pusilla range map.svg
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.



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