Microgale parvula G. Grandidier 1934

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 : 74

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scientific name	Microgale parvula G. Grandidier 1934
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Microgale parvula G. Grandidier 1934 View in CoL

Microgale parvula G. Grandidier 1934 View in CoL , Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris, ser. 2, 6: 476.

Type Locality: "Environs de Diego Suarez, extrême-nord de Madagascar." [Antsiranana, c. 12°16’S 49°18’E (MacPhee, 1987)]. GoogleMaps

Vernacular Names: Pygmy Shrew Tenrec.

Synonyms: Microgale pulla Jenkins 1988 .

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

Conservation: Revised by Jenkins et al. (1997). Although recorded as Endangered as M. parvula and Vulnerable as M. pulla in the IUCN Red List 2003, this species is currently common over a wide distributional range ( Goodman and Jenkins, 1998, 2000; Goodman et al., 1999 a; Jenkins et al., 1996, 1997).