Microgale gracilis Major 1896

Microgale gracilis Major 1896, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 18: 321.

Type Locality: Ambohimitombo forest, Madagascar [Ambohimitombo town, 43 km by road SE of Ambositra, 10 km into eastern forest, Fianarantsoa, 20°43’S 47°26’E (MacPhee, 1987)].

Vernacular Names: Gracile Shrew Tenrec.

Distribution: Eastern humid forest and central highlands of N, E and SE Madagascar.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Formerly included in Oryzorictes (see Major, 1896) and Leptogale (see Thomas, 1918 a).