Micropotamogale Heim de Balsac 1954 (tenrec)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Tenrecidae

Synonyms: Kivugale Kretzoi 1961, Mesopotamogale Heim de Balsac 1956

Parent taxon: Potamogalinae according to D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder 2005

See also Van Valen 1967

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Micropotamogale lamottei Micropotamogale ruwenzorii

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Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Micropotamogale in the database

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