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Microgale (shrew tenrec)

Osteichthyes - Tenrecidae

Taxonomy
Microgale was named by Thomas (1882). It is extant.

It was assigned to Oryzorictinae by Van Valen (1967), Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Tenrecidae by Burney et al. (2008).

Species
M. talazaci
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. brevicaudata, M. longicaudata, M. macpheei, M. nasoloi, M. principula, M. pusilla

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Microgale Thomas
1918Leptogale Thomas
1918Nesogale Thomas
1931Paramicrogale Grandidier and Petit
1967Microgale Van Valen
2005Microgale Wilson and Reeder
2008Microgale Burney et al. p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
superfamilyTenrecoidea()
familyTenrecidae
genusMicrogaleThomas 1882

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. Microgale Thomas 1882 [shrew tenrec]
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Microgale talazaci Major 1896 [Talazacs shrew tenrec]
Invalid names: Leptogale Thomas 1918 [synonym], Nesogale Thomas 1918 [synonym], Paramicrogale Grandidier and Petit 1931 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:36:48
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Beanka) Microgale brevicaudata, Microgale talazaci (205190 205193)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Toliara) Microgale brevicaudata, Microgale longicaudata, Microgale nasoloi, Microgale pusilla, Microgale macpheei (92733) Microgale principula (92732)