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Micropotamogale
Taxonomy
Micropotamogale was named by Heim de Balsac (1954). It is extant.
It was assigned to Potamogalinae by Van Valen (1967), Wilson and Reeder (2005).
It was assigned to Potamogalinae by Van Valen (1967), Wilson and Reeder (2005).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1954 | Micropotamogale Heim de Balsac |
| 1956 | Mesopotamogale Heim de Balsac |
| 1961 | Kivugale Kretzoi |
| 1967 | Micropotamogale Van Valen |
| 2005 | Micropotamogale Wilson and Reeder |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Micropotamogale Heim de Balsac 1954
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Micropotamogale lamottei Heim de Balsac 1954 [Nimba otter shrew]
Micropotamogale ruwenzorii de Witte and Frechkop 1955 [Ruwenzori otter shrew]
Invalid names: Kivugale Kretzoi 1961 [synonym], Mesopotamogale Heim de Balsac 1956 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available