Microgale jenkinsae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenrecoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores 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: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Atlantogenata Superordo: Afrotheria Grandordo: Afroinsectiphilia Mirordo: Afroinsectivora Ordo: Afrosoricida Subordo: Tenrecomorpha Superfamilia: Tenrecoidea

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

Microgale jenkinsae Goodman & Soarimalala, 2004: 253

Holotype: FMNH 176215, sub-adult ♂, skin, skull and partial pos-cranial eskeleton.
Type locality: “Madagascar: Provice de Toliara, Forêt des Mikea, 9,5 km west Ankiloaka, 22°46.7'S, 43°31.4E, elevation 80 m above sea level”.

Goodman, S.M. & Soarimalala, V. 2004. A new species of Microgale (Lipotyphla: Tenrecidae: Oryzorictinae) from the Foret des Mikea of southwestern Madagascar. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 117(3): 250–264. BHL Reference page.