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Lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec range The lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec ( Microgale longicaudata ) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae . It is active at all hours of the day and night, but each individual maintains its own pattern of rest and activity.
Tenrecomorpha is the suborder of otter shrews and tenrecs, a group of afrotherian mammals indigenous to equatorial Africa and Madagascar, respectively. [2] [3] The two families are thought to have split about 47–53 million years ago. [3] [4] [5] Potamogalid otter shrews were formerly considered a subfamily of Tenrecidae. [3]
Greater long-tailed shrew tenrec (M. principula) Thomas, 1926 Least shrew tenrec ( M. pusilla ) Forsyth Major , 1896 Shrew-toothed shrew tenrec ( M. soricoides ) Jenkins , 1993
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The smallest species are the size of shrews, with a body length of around 4.5 cm (1.8 in), and weighing just 5 g (0.18 oz), while the largest, the common or tailless tenrec, is 25 to 39 cm (9.8 to 15.4 in) in length, and can weigh over 1 kilogram (2.2 lb). [13]
Least shrew tenrec. M. pusilla Major, 1896: Eastern Madagascar: Size: 4–6 cm (2 in) long, plus 6–8 cm (2–3 in) tail [73] Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands [74] Diet: Insects and other invertebrates [60] LC Unknown [74] Lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec. M. longicaudata Thomas, 1882: Central and northern Madagascar
Gracile shrew tenrec (Microgale gracilis) Naked-nosed shrew tenrec (Microgale gymnorhyncha) Jenkins's shrew tenrec (Microgale jenkinsae) Northern shrew tenrec (Microgale jobihely) Lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec (Microgale longicaudata) Major's long-tailed tenrec (Microgale majori) Web-footed tenrec (Microgale mergulus) Montane shrew tenrec ...
Lowland streaked tenrec; Short-tailed shrew tenrec; Cowan's shrew tenrec; Dobson's shrew tenrec; Drouhard's shrew tenrec; Pale shrew tenrec; Gracile shrew tenrec; Microgale grandidieri; Naked-nosed shrew tenrec; Lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec; Major's long-tailed tenrec; Pygmy shrew tenrec; Greater long-tailed shrew tenrec; Least shrew tenrec ...