Microgale cowani

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenrecomorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Afroinsectiphilia Cladus: Afroinsectivora Ordo: Afrosoricida Subordo: Tenrecomorpha

Familia: Tenrecidae
Subfamilia: Oryzorictinae
Genus: Microgale
Species:Microgale cowani

Name

Microgale cowani Thomas, 1882: 320

Holotype: BMNH 82.3.1.25, adult ♀, skin (in alcohol) and skull.

Type locality: “Ankáfana forest, Eastern Betsileo,” redefinied to Ankafina, Fianarantsoa, Fianarantsoa Province, 21°12’S 47°12’E, Madagascar by McPhee (1987: 5).

Synonyms

Microgale crassipes Milne-Edwards, 1893: 98

Holotype: MNHN 1892-1560, adult indet., skin and skull.

Type locality: “in the environs of Tananarive [=Antananarivo]”, Antananarivo, Madagascar.

Microgale longirostris Major, 1896: 321

Holotype: BMNH 97.9.1.111, adult ♀, skin, skull and axial skeleton.

Type locality: “Ampitambe forest (N. E. Betsileo)”, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

Microgale cowani nigrescens Elliot, 1905: 237

Holotype: FMNH 1349/5644, immature ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Ambohimanana, Betsileo”, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar.

References

Primary references

Thomas, O. 1882. Description of a new genus and two new species of Insectivora from Madagascar. Journal of the Linnean Society of London 16(92): 319–322, 1 fig. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1882.tb02284a.x BHL Reference page.
Milne-Edwards, A. 1893. Une nouvelle espece de Microgale de Madagascar. Annales des Sciences Naturelles - Zoologie 15: 98.
Major, C.I.F. 1896. Diagnoses of new mammals from Madagascar. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 6, 18: 319–325.
Elliot, D.G. 1905. Description of an apparently new subspecies of Microgale from Madagascar. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 18: 237–238.

Links

Microgale cowani in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Microgale cowani (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

Ελληνικά: Μυγαλή του Κόουαν
English: Cowan's Shrew Tenrec