Microgale grandidieri

Microgale grandidieri

Grandidier's shrew tenrec

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Microgale grandidieri

Microgale grandidieri, also known as Grandidier's shrew tenrec, is a species of shrew tenrec occurring in the dry forests of western and southwestern Madagascar. Populations of this species were formerly included in Microgale brevicaudata ; M. grandidieri was described as a separate species in 2009 based on differences in morphology and DNA sequences.

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1. Microgale grandidieri Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microgale_grandidieri
2. Microgale grandidieri on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54008309/97190215

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