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<figureCitation id="8BA19CC727728D76FA30F9E6FA23F973" box="[1450,1483,1637,1683]" captionStart="Plate 7: Tenrecidae" captionStartId="2.[100,130,3210,3235]" captionTargetBox="[12,2737,14,3640]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="1. Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Echinops telfairi), 2. Greater Hedgehog Tenrec (Setifer setosus), 3. Tailless Tenrec (Tenrec ecaudatus), 4. Lowland Streaked Tenrec (Hemacenteles semispinosus), 5. Highland Streaked Tenrec (Hemicentetes nigriceps), 6. Large-eared Tenrec (Geogale aurita), 7. Mole-like Rice Tenrec (Oryzorictes hova), 8. Four-toed Rice Tenrec (Oryzorictes tetradactylus), 9. Dobson’s Shrew Tenrec (Nesogale dobsoni), 10. Talazac’s Shrew Tenrec (Nesogale talazact), 11. Montane Shrew Tenrec (Macrogale monticola), 12. Dryad Shrew Tenrec (Microgale dryas), 13. Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec (Microgale brevicaudata), 14. Pygmy Shrew Tenrec (Microgale parvula), 15. Lesser Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec (Mucrogale longicaudata), 16. Drouhard’s Shrew Tenrec (Microgale drouhardi), 17. Taiva Shrew Tenrec (Microgale taiva), 18. Pale Shrew (Tenrec Mucrogalefotsifotsy), 19. Greater Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec (Microgale principula), 20. Cowan's Shrew Tenrec (Microgale cowant), 21. Naked-nosed Shrew Tenrec (Microgale gymnorhyncha), 22. Shrew-toothed Shrew Tenrec (Microgale soricoides), 23. Major's Shrew Tenrec (Microgale major), 24. Gracile Shrew Tenrec (Microgale gracilis), 25. Thomas’s Shrew Tenrec (Microgale thomasi), 26. Grandidier’s Shrew Tenrec (Muicrogale grandidieri), 27. Web-footed Tenrec (Microgale mergulus), 28. Least Shrew Tenrec (Muicrogale pusilla), 29. Dark Shrew (Tenrec Microgalejobihely), 30. Nasolo’s Shrew Tenrec (Microgale nasoloi), 31. Jenkins’s Shrew (Tenrec Microgalejenkinsae)" figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6808314" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6808314/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">9.</figureCitation>
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<vernacularName id="9D99F06C27728D76FA41F9E6F82DF973" box="[1499,1989,1637,1683]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">Dobson’s Shrew Tenrec</vernacularName>
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<taxonomicName id="D49AFBC127728D76F791F9E6F6DBF973" authority="(Thomas, 1884)" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1884" box="[2059,2355,1637,1683]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Nesogale" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="5" pageNumber="166" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dobsoni">
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<emphasis id="21EE5C5027728D76F791F9E6F6DBF973" box="[2059,2355,1637,1683]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">Nesogale dobsoni</emphasis>
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<heading id="486D372E27728D76FA30F926F64FF95A" box="[1450,2471,1701,1722]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">
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<emphasis id="21EE5C5027728D76FA30F926FA1DF95A" bold="true" box="[1450,1525,1701,1722]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">French:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="9D99F06C27728D76FA65F926F93CF95A" box="[1535,1748,1701,1722]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">Microgale de Dobson</vernacularName>
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/
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<emphasis id="21EE5C5027728D76F973F926F8ACF95A" bold="true" box="[1769,1860,1701,1722]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">German:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="9D99F06C27728D76F8D4F926F7FAF95A" box="[1870,2066,1701,1722]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">Dobson-Kleintenrek</vernacularName>
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/
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<emphasis id="21EE5C5027728D76F7BDF926F76AF95A" bold="true" box="[2087,2178,1701,1722]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">Spanish:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="9D99F06C27728D76F71DF926F64FF95A" box="[2183,2471,1701,1722]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">Tenrec musarana de Dobson</vernacularName>
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<paragraph id="1325804227728D76FA33F94EF829F902" blockId="5.[1448,2472,1637,1763]" box="[1449,1985,1741,1762]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">
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<heading id="486D372E27728D76FA33F94EF829F902" box="[1449,1985,1741,1762]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">
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<emphasis id="21EE5C5027728D76FA33F94EF948F902" bold="true" box="[1449,1696,1741,1762]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">Other common names:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="9D99F06C27728D76F930F94EF829F902" box="[1706,1985,1741,1762]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">Dobson's Long-tailed Tenrec</vernacularName>
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<emphasis id="21EE5C5027728D76F797F891F741F8CF" bold="true" box="[2061,2217,1810,1839]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">Taxonomy.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="D49AFBC127728D76F751F891F7BAF8B7" ID-CoL="42WJ6" authority="Thomas, 1884" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1884" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Microgale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="5" pageNumber="166" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dobsoni">Microgale dobsoni Thomas, 1884</taxonomicName>
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,
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<subSubSection id="5B80D3C927728D76F7EFF8BDF839F701" pageId="5" pageNumber="166" type="materials_examined">
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<materialsCitation id="A3F28A1F27728D76F7EFF8BDF839F701" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3864418321" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">“Nandésen Forest, Central Bet- sileo,” Madagascar. Restricted by R. D. E. MacPhee in 1987 to “perhaps the isolated patch of eastern rain forest situated east of Nandihizana village (1340 m), south of Ambositra; Fianarantsoa, Fianarantsoa [Province, Madagascar]; 20°27’S, 47°09’E” and further clarified as “about 20 mi (30 km) SSW of Ambositra.” Further clarified by P. D. Jenkins and colleagues in 1996 to “estimated as 20°50°S 47°10°E.”</materialsCitation>
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<subSubSection id="5B80D3C927728D76FA30F76BF9AFF646" pageId="5" pageNumber="166" type="discussion">
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<paragraph id="1325804227728D76FA30F76BF9AFF646" blockId="5.[1449,2658,2240,3494]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">
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Species
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wasinitially placed in the genus
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but soon assigned to a new genus,
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<taxonomicName id="D49AFBC127728D76FA76F68CF9B1F6D0" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1918" box="[1516,1625,2319,2352]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Nesogale" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="5" pageNumber="166" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Nesogale</taxonomicName>
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, based on skull and dental morphology. It was then reassigned to
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before more recently again placed in
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<taxonomicName id="D49AFBC127728D76F857F6B5F7D2F6B7" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1918" box="[1997,2106,2358,2391]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Nesogale" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="5" pageNumber="166" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Nesogale</taxonomicName>
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based on morphological and molecular grounds.
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<taxonomicName id="D49AFBC127728D76F9F9F6DEF8D1F69E" box="[1635,1849,2397,2430]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Nesogale" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="5" pageNumber="166" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dobsoni">Nesogale dobsoni</taxonomicName>
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and N.
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form a clade, which is sister to
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. Monotypic.
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<emphasis id="21EE5C5027728D76FA30F62EF9B2F62E" bold="true" box="[1450,1626,2477,2510]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">Distribution.</emphasis>
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N, Northern and Central highlands, E & SE Madagascar.
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<subSubSection id="5B80D3C927728D76FA30F657F699F4E9" pageId="5" pageNumber="166" type="description">
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<emphasis id="21EE5C5027728D76FA30F657F94CF615" bold="true" box="[1450,1700,2516,2549]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">Descriptive notes.</emphasis>
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Head-body 87-116 mm, tail 89-128 mm, ear 15-23 mm, hindfoot 20-27 mm; weight 21-48 g. Dobson’s Shrew
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is large and has marked seasonal variation in body weight. Tail is nearly equal to head-body length. Pelage is soft; dorsum is gray brown to brown; and venter is gray, with buff or reddish buff wash. Head has small eyes and prominent ears that project beyond pelage. Limbs have short hair, usually lighter than dorsum. Tail is brown above and usually paler below;tail fluctuates seasonally in size, becoming distended with accumulated fat reserves as rainy season approaches and gradually decreasing in size as reserves are depleted.
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<subSubSection id="5B80D3C927728D76FA30F490F9B0F49F" pageId="5" pageNumber="166" type="biology_ecology">
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<emphasis id="21EE5C5027728D76FA30F490F9F1F4D0" bold="true" box="[1450,1561,2835,2864]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">Habitat.</emphasis>
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Humid and transitional humid to dry forests from sea level to elevations of ¢.2500 m. Dobson’s Shrew
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is somewhat tolerant of disturbance and found in forest edges.
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<emphasis id="21EE5C5027728D76FA30F406F95BF446" bold="true" box="[1450,1715,2949,2982]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">Food and Feeding.</emphasis>
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Captive Dobson’s Shrew Tenrecs eat species of Orthoptera, frogs, and occasionally species of Annelida. Smaller species of
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<taxonomicName id="D49AFBC127728D76F74CF42FF6BAF42D" box="[2262,2386,2988,3021]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Microgale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="5" pageNumber="166" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Microgale</taxonomicName>
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are eaten when in pitfall traps, including Cowan’s Shrew
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<taxonomicName id="D49AFBC127728D76F87CF457F7AFF415" box="[2022,2119,3028,3061]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Tenrec" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="5" pageNumber="166" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Tenrec</taxonomicName>
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(M.
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<taxonomicName id="D49AFBC127728D76F706F457F713F415" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1882" box="[2204,2299,3028,3061]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Microgale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="5" pageNumber="166" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cowani">cowani</taxonomicName>
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), the Lesser Long-tailed Shrew
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<taxonomicName id="D49AFBC127728D76F992F47CF981F3FC" box="[1544,1641,3071,3100]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Tenrec" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="5" pageNumber="166" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Tenrec</taxonomicName>
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(
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<taxonomicName id="D49AFBC127728D76F9E5F47CF8B2F3FC" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1882" box="[1663,1882,3071,3100]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Microgale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="5" pageNumber="172" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="longicaudata">M. longicaudata</taxonomicName>
|
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), the Greater Long-tailed Shrew
|
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<taxonomicName id="D49AFBC127728D76F685F47CF697F3FC" box="[2335,2431,3071,3100]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Tenrec" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="5" pageNumber="166" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Tenrec</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
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<taxonomicName id="D49AFBC127728D76F60CF47CF5A7F3FC" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1926" box="[2454,2639,3071,3100]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Microgale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="5" pageNumber="172" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="principula">M. principula</taxonomicName>
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||
), and the
|
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<taxonomicName id="D49AFBC127728D76F985F3A1F92EF3A3" authority="Shrew" authorityName="Shrew" box="[1567,1734,3106,3139]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Microgale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="5" pageNumber="166" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="taiva">Taiva Shrew</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="D49AFBC127728D76F954F3A1F8C6F3A3" box="[1742,1838,3106,3139]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Tenrec" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="5" pageNumber="166" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Tenrec</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
||
<taxonomicName id="D49AFBC127728D76F8DFF3A1F854F3A3" box="[1861,1980,3106,3139]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Microgale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="5" pageNumber="166" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="taiva">M. taiva</taxonomicName>
|
||
). In captivity, prey is detected by scent and hearing and found by digging and nosing among leaflitter and roots on the ground.
|
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</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
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<subSubSection id="5B80D3C927728D76FA31F3F2F8FDF246" pageId="5" pageNumber="166" type="breeding">
|
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<paragraph id="1325804227728D76FA31F3F2F8FDF246" blockId="5.[1449,2658,2240,3494]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">
|
||
<emphasis id="21EE5C5027728D76FA31F3F2F9DEF372" bold="true" box="[1451,1590,3185,3218]" pageId="5" pageNumber="166">Breeding.</emphasis>
|
||
Little is known about reproduction of Dobson’s Shrew
|
||
<taxonomicName id="D49AFBC127728D76F60BF3F2F61DF372" box="[2449,2549,3185,3218]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Tenrec" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="5" pageNumber="166" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Tenrec</taxonomicName>
|
||
in the wild. In captivity, mating occurs in December—August; young are born in February—May; gestation lasts c¢.62 days, and litters have 1-5 young. Young are born naked, with eyes and ears closed. They begin to leave the nest and forage actively for food shortly after their eyes opened at 22-27 days old; nursing continues, but it is not known when weaning occurs. Females have improved thermoregulation during pregnancy, and resting metabolic rates increase significantly throughout pregnancy and lactation.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="5B80D3C927718D75FFE9FEA8FC05FDD8" pageId="6" pageNumber="167" type="activity">
|
||
<paragraph id="1325804227718D75FFE9FEA8FC05FDD8" blockId="6.[114,1324,299,1081]" pageId="6" pageNumber="167">
|
||
<emphasis id="21EE5C5027718D75FFE9FEA8FEB4FEAC" bold="true" box="[115,348,299,332]" pageId="6" pageNumber="167">Activity patterns.</emphasis>
|
||
Dobson’s Shrew Tenrecs are terrestrial and primarily nocturnal. They store fat in theirtails. Fat reserves start to accumulate in the tail at the onset of austral winter, and the resulting seasonal fluctuation in weight continues in captivity, increasing from May to a maximum in November-December at the start of rainy season and declining until May. Captive individuals maintained in relatively stable conditions had no tendency to enter deep torpor. Seasonal fat accumulation is presumed to be of benefit when food availability is reduced during the dry season.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="5B80D3C927718D75FFEFFDBCFE33FD4F" pageId="6" pageNumber="167" type="biology_ecology">
|
||
<paragraph id="1325804227718D75FFEFFDBCFE33FD4F" blockId="6.[114,1324,299,1081]" pageId="6" pageNumber="167">
|
||
<emphasis id="21EE5C5027718D75FFEFFDBCFCA9FD80" bold="true" box="[117,833,575,608]" pageId="6" pageNumber="167">Movements, Home range and Social organization.</emphasis>
|
||
Dobson’s Shrew Tenrecs are presumably solitary. In captivity, males introduced in a neutral area tend to avoid each other after initial contact.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="5B80D3C927718D75FFEFFD36FB12FC93" pageId="6" pageNumber="167" type="conservation">
|
||
<paragraph id="1325804227718D75FFEFFD36FB12FC93" blockId="6.[114,1324,299,1081]" pageId="6" pageNumber="167">
|
||
<emphasis id="21EE5C5027718D75FFEFFD36FE27FD36" bold="true" box="[117,463,693,726]" pageId="6" pageNumber="167">Status and Conservation.</emphasis>
|
||
Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List (as
|
||
<taxonomicName id="D49AFBC127718D75FB2AFD36FF34FD1D" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1884" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Microgale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="6" pageNumber="167" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dobsoni">Microgale dobsoni</taxonomicName>
|
||
). Dobson’s Shrew
|
||
<taxonomicName id="D49AFBC127718D75FE72FD5FFDA0FD1D" box="[488,584,732,765]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Tenrec" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="6" pageNumber="167" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Tenrec</taxonomicName>
|
||
has a wide distribution, occurs in many protected areas, and is tolerant of some habitat modification. It is abundant in some areas, so it presumably has a large overall population, which might be decreasing. It faces no
|
||
<taxonomicName id="D49AFBC127718D75FFECFCD1FF20FC93" baseAuthorityName="Major" baseAuthorityYear="1896" box="[118,200,850,883]" class="Mammalia" family="Tenrecidae" genus="Microgale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="6" pageNumber="167" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="major">major</taxonomicName>
|
||
conservation threats, despite ongoing habitat loss in parts of its distribution.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="5B80D3C927718D75FFECFC01FE41FBD9" pageId="6" pageNumber="167" type="bibRefCitation_list">
|
||
<paragraph id="1325804227718D75FFECFC01FE41FBD9" blockId="6.[114,1324,299,1081]" pageId="6" pageNumber="167">
|
||
<emphasis id="21EE5C5027718D75FFECFC01FEE7FC7B" bold="true" box="[118,271,898,923]" pageId="6" pageNumber="167">Bibliography.</emphasis>
|
||
Eisenberg & Gould (1970), Everson et al. (2016), Goodman & Jenkins (1998, 2000), Goodman, Jenkins & Pidgeon (1999), Goodman, Soarimalala et al. (2013), Gould (1965), Jenkins (2003), Jenkins et al. (1996), MacPhee (1987), Olson & Goodman (2003), Salton & Sargis (2008a, 2008b, 2009), Soarimalala & Goodman (2011), Stephenson & Racey (1993b), Stephenson, Racey & Rakotondraparany (1994), Stephenson, Soarimalala & Goodman (2016i).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
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</document> |