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Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2018, Tenrecidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 134-172 : 172

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Dark Shrew

Tenrec

Microgalejobihely

French: Microgale de Tsaratanana / German: Dunkler Kleintenrek / Spanish: Tenrec musarafna oscura

Other common names: Northern Shrew Tenrec

Taxonomy. Microgale jobihely Goodman et al., 2006,

“Madagascar: Province de Ma- hajanga (Massif de Tsaratanana), forét du lac Matsaborimena, 4 km N de Bema- nevika village, 14°19-859’S, 48°35-240’E, 1600-1680 m.”

Microgale jobihely is known from disjunct populations that have morphometric and morphological differences. It forms a clade with M. cowani . Monotypic.

Distribution. Known from two sites on the SW slopes of the Tsaratanana Massif, NW Madagascar, and from Analamay and Ambatovy forests, Ambatovy region, E Madagascar.

Descriptive notes. Head—body 53-80 mm, tail 44-57 mm, ear 12-14 mm, hindfoot 12-14 mm; weight 7-10 g. Tail of the Dark Shrew Tenrec is 60-90% of head-body length. Dorsal pelage is dense and soft, a mix of black and dark reddish-brown hairs or black-tipped reddish-brown hair, giving an agouti appearance. Ventral pelage hasfiner texture than dorsal pelage and is paler, a mix of tannish brown and grayish brown hairs with distinctly gray bases. There is lateral gradation in color between dorsal and ventral pelage. Tail is dark brown above and dark tannish brown below.

Habitat. Relatively undisturbed to slightly disturbed dense humid forests at elevations of 1000-1680 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. Dark Shrew Tenrecs are presumably terrestrial.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Endangered on The IUCN Red List. The Dark Shrew Tenrec is known from two broadly disjunct populations in northern and eastern Madagascar, with area of occupancy of only 282 km? Population trends are unknown. [tis threatened by habitat loss and degradation including human disturbance offorest and mining activities.

Bibliography. Everson et al. (2016), Goodman, Raxworthy et al. (2006), Goodman, Soarimalala et al. (2013), Soarimalala & Goodman (2003, 2011), Soarimalala et al. (2010), Stephenson etal. (2016y).

Figures

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)

Distribution. Known from two sites on the SW slopes of the Tsaratanana Massif, NW Madagascar, and from Analamay and Ambatovy forests, Ambatovy region, E Madagascar.