Order Afrosoricida Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 71 81 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Microgale drouhardi G. Grandidier 1934 Microgale drouhardi G. Grandidier 1934 , Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris, ser. 2, 6: 474 . Type Locality: "Environs de Diego-Suarez, extrême-nord de Madagascar ". [ Antsiranana , c. 12°16’S 49°18’E (MacPhee, 1987)]. Vernacular Names: Drouhard's Shrew Tenrec . Synonyms: Microgale melanorrhachis Morrison-Scott 1948 . Distribution: Eastern humid forest of N and E Madagascar . Discussion: Considered a synonym of M. cowani by MacPhee (1987), specific status recognised by Jenkins et al. (1997).