Microgale dryas, Jenkins, 1992

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Dryad Shrew Tenrec

Microgale dryas

French: Microgale dryade / German: Dryaden-Kleintenrek / Spanish: Tenrec musarana de Driade

Other common names: Tree Shrew Tenrec

Taxonomy. Microgale dryas Jenkins, 1992 ,

“Site 1, Ambatovaky Special Reserve, [northeast] Madagascar, 16°51°’S 49°08’E, in primary rainforest, between 600-750 metres altitude.”

Microgale dryas forms a clade with M. gymnorhyncha . Monotypic.

Distribution. Known only from Anjanharibe-Sud Special Reserve, Makira Plateau, Marotandrano Reserve, Ambatovaky Special Reserve, and An’ala, E of Mangoro River, NE & E Madagascar.

Descriptive notes. Head—body 106-114 mm, tail 68-71 mm, ear 14-20 mm, hindfoot 18-19 mm; weight 30-49 g. Dorsum of the Dryad Shrew Tenrec is grizzled dark reddish or grayish brown; venter is gray, with lighter gray wash. Tail is uniform gray and c.60% of head-body length. Proboscis is long, and large naked rhinarium extends postero-dorsally for ¢.2 mm. Ears are large and prominent. Forefeet are slightly broadened, with long claws on middle three digits.

Habitat. Humid forests at elevations of 540-1260 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. The Dryad Shrew Tenrec is terrestrial and possibly semi-fossorial; it is believed to be forest dependent.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List. The Dryad Shrew Tenrec is known from fewer than ten locations and has an extent of occurrence of ¢.10,000 km? that faces continuing habitat degradation. Population trends are unknown. Major threats include deforestation and habitat fragmentation from conversion to cultivation and logging activities.

Bibliography. Everson et al. (2016), Goodman et al. (2013), Jenkins (1992, 2003), Soarimalala & Goodman (2011), Stephenson et al. (2016ab).

Figures

1. Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Echinops telfairi), 2. Greater Hedgehog Tenrec (Setifer setosus), 3. Tailless Tenrec (Tenrec ecaudatus), 4. Lowland Streaked Tenrec (Hemacenteles semispinosus), 5. Highland Streaked Tenrec (Hemicentetes nigriceps), 6. Large-eared Tenrec (Geogale aurita), 7. Mole-like Rice Tenrec (Oryzorictes hova), 8. Four-toed Rice Tenrec (Oryzorictes tetradactylus), 9. Dobson’s Shrew Tenrec (Nesogale dobsoni), 10. Talazac’s Shrew Tenrec (Nesogale talazact), 11. Montane Shrew Tenrec (Macrogale monticola), 12. Dryad Shrew Tenrec (Microgale dryas), 13. Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec (Microgale brevicaudata), 14. Pygmy Shrew Tenrec (Microgale parvula), 15. Lesser Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec (Mucrogale longicaudata), 16. Drouhard’s Shrew Tenrec (Microgale drouhardi), 17. Taiva Shrew Tenrec (Microgale taiva), 18. Pale Shrew (Tenrec Mucrogalefotsifotsy), 19. Greater Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec (Microgale principula), 20. Cowan's Shrew Tenrec (Microgale cowant), 21. Naked-nosed Shrew Tenrec (Microgale gymnorhyncha), 22. Shrew-toothed Shrew Tenrec (Microgale soricoides), 23. Major's Shrew Tenrec (Microgale major), 24. Gracile Shrew Tenrec (Microgale gracilis), 25. Thomas’s Shrew Tenrec (Microgale thomasi), 26. Grandidier’s Shrew Tenrec (Muicrogale grandidieri), 27. Web-footed Tenrec (Microgale mergulus), 28. Least Shrew Tenrec (Muicrogale pusilla), 29. Dark Shrew (Tenrec Microgalejobihely), 30. Nasolo’s Shrew Tenrec (Microgale nasoloi), 31. Jenkins’s Shrew (Tenrec Microgalejenkinsae)

Distribution. Known only from Anjanharibe-Sud Special Reserve, Makira Plateau, Marotandrano Reserve, Ambatovaky Special Reserve, and An’ala, E of Mangoro River, NE & E Madagascar.