Microgale longicaudata

Microgale longicaudata — distribution map

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: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Afroinsectiphilia Cladus: Afroinsectivora Ordo: Afrosoricida Subordo: Tenrecomorpha

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

Name

• Microgale longicaudata Thomas, 1882: 320

Holotype: BMNH 82.3.1.15, 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 prolixacaudata G. Grandidier, 1937

Holotype: MCZ 45035, immature indet., skin (in alcohol) and skull.

Type locality: “zoological province of Diego-Suarez [=Antsiranana].”

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. 
• Thomas, O. 1918. On the arrangement of the small Tenrecidae hitherto referred to as Oryzorictes and Microgale. Annals and Magazine of Natural History series 9, 1: 302–307. BHL
• Grandidier, G. 1837. Mammiferes nouveaux de la region de Diego-Suarez (Madagascar). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, ser. 2, 9: 347–353.

Links

• Microgale longicaudata 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 longicaudata  (Least Concern)
• Microgale longicaudata Thomas, 1882 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Ελληνικά: Μακρούρα Νανομυγαλή
English: Lesser Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec
polski: Tenrek długoogoniasty