Least shrew tenrec
Species of mammal
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The least shrew tenrec (Microgale pusilla) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist forests, swamps, pastureland, and irrigated land.[2]
| Least shrew tenrec[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Afrosoricida |
| Suborder: | Tenrecomorpha |
| Family: | Tenrecidae |
| Genus: | Microgale |
| Species: | M. pusilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Microgale pusilla Forsyth Major, 1896 | |
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| Least shrew tenrec range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Microgale majori Thomas, 1918 | |
