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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.
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]
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
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]
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
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