Microgale cowani
Cowan's Shrew Tenrec

Identification

A mid-sized Microgale, with a tail that is often shorter than the head/body length. Dark to rufous brown on the back. Underparts are grey. (Garbutt, 1999)

Microgale cowani at RNP

Physical Characteristics

Diet & Feeding

Forages in leaf litter.

Behavior

Vocalizations

Taxonomy

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

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

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