Dryad Shrew Tenrec

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Dryad Shrew Tenrec[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Tenrecidae
Genus: Microgale
Species: M. dryas
Binomial name
Microgale dryas
Jenkins, 1992

The Dryad Shrew Tenrec (Microgale dryas), also known as the Tree Shrew Tenrec, is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is vulnerable to extinction by habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bronner, Gary N.; Jenkins, Paulina D. (November 16, 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds). ed.. Mammal Species of the World (3rd edition ed.), Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 73. ISBN 0-801-88221-4, http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3. 
  2. ^ a b Jenkins P & Andrianjakavelo V (2008). Microgale dryas. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 2008-11-25.

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