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SPECIES Geogale aurita

Author:Milne-Edwards and A. Grandidier, 1872.
Citation:Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool., 15((art. 19)): 2.
Common Name:Large-eared Tenrec
Type Locality:Madagascar, Mouroundava [Morondava].
Distribution:Western deciduous forest and spiny bush of S and W Madagascar and Fénérive, NE Madagascar.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:The subspecific status of G. a. orientalis is uncertain. This species was not found during a recent survey of the environs of Fénérive (Rakotondravony et al., 1998). The easternmost occurrence of this species was recorded recently in SE Madagascar (Goodman et al., 1999a).
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SUBSPECIES aurita

SUBSPECIES orientalis

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