Least shrew tenrec
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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 forests, swamps, pastureland, and irrigated land.[2]
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Least shrew tenrec[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Afrosoricida |
Suborder: | Tenrecomorpha |
Family: | Tenrecidae |
Genus: | Microgale |
Species: | M. pusilla |
Binomial name | |
Microgale pusilla Forsyth Major, 1896 | |
Least shrew tenrec range | |
Synonyms | |
Microgale majori Thomas, 1918 |
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