Microgale nasoloi

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 nasoloi

Name

Microgale nasoloi Jenkins & Goodman, 1999: 156

• Holotype: FMNH 156187, adult ♀, skin and skull, collected by Steven M. Goodmana and Rodin M. Rasoloarison on 12 January 1996.
• Type locality: “Vohibasia Forest [Forêt de Vohibasia], 59 km northeast of Sakaraha, Province de Toliara, southwestern Madagascar, 22°27.5'S, 44°50.5'E, 780 m, in transitional dry deciduous forest”.

References

Primary references

• Jenkins, P.D. & Goodman, S.M. 1999. A new species of Microgale (Lipotyphla, Tenrecidae) from isolated forest in southwestern Madagascar. Bulletin of The Natural History Museum Zoology Series 65(2): 155–164. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Microgale nasoloi  (Endangered)

Vernacular names

Ελληνικά: Μυγαλή του Νασόλο
English: Nasolo's Shrew Tenrec