- Major's long-tailed tenrec
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Major's long-tailed tenrec Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Afrosoricida Family: Tenrecidae Genus: Microgale Species: M. majori Binomial name Microgale majori
Thomas, 1918Major's Long-tailed Tenrec range Major's long-tailed tenrec (Microgale majori) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is the eastern humid forest of the island, as well as some western forests, where it has been seen at elevations from 785 to 2000 m.[1] Its habits are not well known, but it is thought to be semiarboreal.[1] The species was formerly viewed as synonymous with M. longicaudata.[1] It was named in honor of Swiss zoologist C. I. Forsyth Major.
References
- ^ a b c d "Microgale majori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/62016. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
Oryzorictinae Potamogalinae Tenrecinae HemicentetesSuborder Chrysochloridea (Golden moles) Chrysochlorinae Subgenus Chrysochloris: Cape Golden Mole (C. asiatica) · Visagie's Golden Mole (C. visagiei)
Subgenus Kilimatalpa: Stuhlmann's Golden Mole (C. stuhlmanni)Amblysominae Subgenus Huetia: Congo Golden Mole (C. leucorhinus)
Subgenus Calcochloris: Yellow Golden Mole (C. obtusirostris)
Subgenus incertae sedis: Somali Golden Mole (C. tytonis)NeamblysomusCategories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Mammal stubs
- Afrosoricida
- Mammals of Madagascar
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