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Microgale (shrew tenrec)
Taxonomy
Microgale was named by Thomas (1882). It is extant.
It was assigned to Oryzorictinae by Van Valen (1967) and Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Tenrecidae by Burney et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Oryzorictinae by Van Valen (1967) and Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Tenrecidae by Burney et al. (2008).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1882 | Microgale Thomas |
| 1918 | Leptogale Thomas |
| 1918 | Nesogale Thomas |
| 1931 | Paramicrogale Grandidier and Petit |
| 1967 | Microgale Van Valen |
| 2005 | Microgale Wilson and Reeder |
| 2008 | Microgale Burney et al. p. 18 |
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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