Lesser Long-Tailed Shrew Tenrec
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A small tenrec with a tail about twice it's body length. The pelage is dark brown, underparts grey. (Garbutt, 1999)
Head/Body Length |
6-7.5cm |
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Tail Length |
11-16cm |
Weight |
5-12g |
Diet & Feeding
Presumably arboreal, with a prehensile tail.
Mammalia -> Insectivora -> Tenrecidae (Oryzorictinae) -> Microgale longicaudata
Garbutt, N. 1999, Mammals of Madagascar, Yale University Press
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All images copyright © 1991 by Ted Chapple. Shot Dec 1991.
