Microgale parvula
Pygmy Shrew Tenrec

Identification

A very small tenrec, with a tail less than or equal to the head/body length. The back is dark brown, almost black, while the belly is dark grey-brown. (Garbutt, 1999)

Microgale parvula at RNP

Physical Characteristics

Diet & Feeding

Behavior

Vocalizations

Taxonomy

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

Synonymous with M. pulla.

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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