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SPECIES Microgale longicaudata

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

    majori Thomas, 1918
    prolixacaudata G. Grandidier, 1937

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