Overview
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Jenkins' Shrew Tenrec
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial [1].
Ecology:
It is presumed to be a terrestrial
species. It is known from transitional,
dry deciduous spiny-bush forest
. It has been recorded in slightly
disturbed
forest.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 3 Shrubland
- 3.5 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Lipotyphla
()
- (Haeckel, 1866) McKenna, 1975
- Order:
Afrosoricida
()
- Stanhope, 1998
- Suborder:
Tenrecomorpha
()
- Butler, 1972
- Superfamily:
Tenrecoidea
()
- (Gray, 1821) Simpson, 1931
- Family:
Tenrecidae
()
- Gray, 1821
- Subfamily:
Oryzorictinae
()
- Genus:
Microgale
()
- Thomas, 1882
- Specific name:
jenkinsae
- Goodman & Soarimalala, 2004
- Scientific name: - Microgale jenkinsae Goodman & Soarimalala, 2004
- Specific name:
jenkinsae
- Goodman & Soarimalala, 2004
- Genus:
Microgale
(
- Subfamily:
Oryzorictinae
(
- Family:
Tenrecidae
(
- Superfamily:
Tenrecoidea
(
- Suborder:
Tenrecomorpha
(
- Order:
Afrosoricida
(
- Grandorder:
Lipotyphla
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Microgale
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 26 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. brevicaudata (Short-Tailed Shrew-Tenrec) · M. brevicaudata brevicaudata (Short-Tailed Shrew Tenrec) · M. brevicaudata occidentalis (Short-Tailed Shrew Tenrec) · M. cowani (Cowan's Shrew Tenrec) · M. cowani cowani (Cowan's Shrew Tenrec) · M. dobsoni (Dobson's Shrew Tenrec) · M. drouhardi (Drouhard's Shrew Tenrec) · M. dryas (Dryad Shrew Tenrec) · M. fotsifotsy (Pale-Footed Shrew Tenrec) · M. gracilis (Long-Nosed Shrew Tenrec) · M. gymnorhyncha (Naked Nosed Shrew Tenrec) · M. jenkinsae (Jenkins' Shrew Tenrec) · M. jobihely (Northern Shrew Tenrec) · M. longicaudata (Lesser Long-Tailed Shrew-Tenrec) · M. majori (Major's Long-Tailed Tenrec) · M. monticola (Mountain Shrew Tenrec) · M. nasoloi (Nasolo's Shrew Tenrec) · M. parvula (Dark Shrew Tenrec) · M. principula (Greater Long-Tailed Shrew-Tenrec) · M. principula principula (Greater Long-Tailed Shrew Tenrec) · M. pulla (Dusky Shrew-Tenrec) · M. pusilla (Lesser Shrew Tenrec) · M. soricoides (Shrew-Toothed Shrew Tenrec) · M. taiva (Taiva Shrew Tenrec) · M. talazaci (Talzac's Shrew Tenrec) · M. thomasi (Thomas's Shrew-Tenrec)
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Further Reading
- Afrotheria Specialist Group. 2004. Specialist Group website. Available at: http://www.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/afrotheria/ASG.html.
- Afrotheria Specialist Group. For more information, see the Specialist Group website
- Garbutt, N. 2007. Mammals of Madagascar: a complete Guide. A&C Black, London, UK.
- Goodman, S. M. and Soarimalala, V. 2004. A new species of Microgale (Lipotyphla: Tenrecidae: Oryzorictinae) from the Foret des Mikea of southwestern Madagascar. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 117(3): 250-264.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 5, 2012.
- Goodman, S. & Jenkins, P. 2008. Microgale jenkinsae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 02February2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5447021
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16275091
- IUCN ID: 223392
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2083562
Footnotes
- Goodman, S. & Jenkins, P. 2008. Microgale jenkinsae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 February 2012. [back]
