Microgale gracilis Major 1896

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Afrosoricida, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 71-81 : 73

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scientific name	Microgale gracilis Major 1896
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Microgale gracilis Major 1896 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 18: 321.

Type Locality: Ambohimitombo forest, Madagascar [Ambohimitombo town, 43 km by road SE of Ambositra, 10 km into eastern forest, Fianarantsoa, 20°43’S 47°26’E (MacPhee, 1987)]. GoogleMaps

Vernacular Names: Gracile Shrew Tenrec.

Distribution: Eastern humid forest and central highlands of N, E and SE Madagascar.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Formerly included in Oryzorictes (see Major, 1896) and Leptogale (see Thomas, 1918 a).