Microgale thomasi
Thomas's Shrew Tenrec

Identification

A small tenrec, it may be distinguished from M. talazaci by size and by having a shorter tail than body. The pelage is dark brown. (Garbutt, 1999)

Microgale thomasi at RNP

Physical Characteristics

Diet & Feeding

Forages on the ground.

They are presumably cathemeral.

Behavior

Vocalizations

Taxonomy

Mammalia -> Insectivora -> Tenrecidae (Oryzorictinae) -> Microgale thomasi

Garbutt, N. 1999, Mammals of Madagascar, Yale University Press

IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre, viewed in July 2000, "Threatened Animals of the World", IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals

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