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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.
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
The lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi) is one of 16 mammalian species that will have its genome sequenced as part of the Mammalian Genome Project. It is increasingly popular in the pet trade, and in the future may serve as an important model organism in biomedicine, as it is only distantly related to the mice, rats, guinea pigs, and ...
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.
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Tenrecinae is a tenrec subfamily endemic to the island of Madagascar. [1] It contains the largest species in the family, Tenrec ecaudatus. [2] All members of the genus possess spines, analogous to those of hedgehogs, for defense against predators.
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
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 (Microgale monticola) Nasolo's shrew tenrec (Microgale nasoloi) Pygmy shrew tenrec (Microgale parvula) Greater long-tailed shrew tenrec ...