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SPECIES Microgale cowani

Author:Thomas, 1882.
Citation:J. Linn. Soc., Zool., 16: 320.
Common Name:Cowan's Shrew Tenrec
Type Locality:Ankáfana forest, E Betsileo [Ankafina, Fianarantsoa, Fianarantsoa Province, 21°12’S 47°12’E (Carleton and Schmidt, 1990; MacPhee, 1987)].
Distribution:Eastern humid forest and central highlands of N, E and SE Madagascar.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
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Synonyms:

    crassipes Milne-Edwards, 1893
    longirostris Major, 1896
    nigrescens Elliot, 1905

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