Large-eared tenrec
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The large-eared tenrec (Geogale aurita) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Geogale, and the only member of the subfamily Geogalinae.[1] It is endemic to Madagascar where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss, but to a lesser extent than was previously thought and is listed by the IUCN as being of "Least Concern".
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Large-eared tenrec[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Afrosoricida |
Suborder: | Tenrecomorpha |
Family: | Tenrecidae |
Subfamily: | Geogalinae |
Genus: | Geogale A. Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier, 1872 |
Species: | G. aurita |
Binomial name | |
Geogale aurita A. Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier, 1872 | |
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Geogale is thought to have split from the ancestors of its sister clade, the subfamily Oryzorictinae, about 30 million years ago.[3]