Microgale grandidieri | |
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Information | |
Range | western and southwestern Madagascar |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Mammalia |
Order | Afrosoricida |
Family | Tenrecidae |
Genus | Microgale |
Species | Microgale grandidieri |
Microgale grandidieri is a species of tenrec in the Tenrecidae family, occurring in the dry forests of western and southwestern Madagascar. Populations of this species were formerly included in Microgale brevicaudata; Microgale grandidieri was described as a separate species in 2009 based on differences in morphology and DNA sequences.