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Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec

Microgale brevicaudata G. Grandidier, 1899

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec (Microgale brevicaudata) range

Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec (Microgale brevicaudata) range

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Open encyclopedia reference

The short-tailed shrew tenrec (Microgale brevicaudata) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical dry and moist lowland forests.

Wikipedia contributors, Short-tailed shrew tenrec; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:07:48.148278+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Microgale brevicaudata G. Grandidier, 1899
Name authority
G. Grandidier, 1899
Common name
Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Afrosoricida
Family
Tenrecidae
Genus
Microgale
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderAfrosoricida Stanhope, 1998
  12. suborderTenrecomorpha Butler, 1972
  13. familyTenrecidae Gray, 1821
  14. subfamilyOryzorictinae Dobson, 1882
  15. genusMicrogale Thomas, 1882
  16. speciesMicrogale brevicaudata G. Grandidier, 1899

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Microgale. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Cowan's Shrew TenrecMicrogale cowani Thomas, 1882TenrecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dryad Shrew TenrecMicrogale dryas Jenkins, 1992TenrecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Naked-nosed Shrew TenrecMicrogale gymnorhyncha Jenkins, Goodman & Raxworthy, 1996TenrecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Shrew-toothed Shrew TenrecMicrogale soricoides Jenkins, 1993TenrecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Taiva Shrew TenrecMicrogale taiva Major, 1896TenrecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Thomas's Shrew TenrecMicrogale thomasi Major, 1896TenrecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nasolo's Shrew TenrecMicrogale nasoloi Jenkins & Goodman, 1999TenrecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Grandidier's Shrew TenrecMicrogale grandidieri Olson et al., 2009TenrecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Web-footed TenrecMicrogale mergulus (Major, 1896)TenrecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Drouhard's Shrew TenrecMicrogale drouhardi G. Grandidier, 1934TenrecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pale Shrew TenrecMicrogale fotsifotsy Jenkins, Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1997TenrecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Lesser Long-tailed Shrew TenrecMicrogale longicaudata Thomas, 1882TenrecidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 26 records assigned to Tenrecidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Africa

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=633494 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:42WJ4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.