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 cowani Thomas 1882 Microgale cowani Thomas 1882 , J. Linn. Soc., Zool., 16: 320 . Type Locality: Ankáfana forest, E Betsileo [Ankafina, Fianarantsoa , Fianarantsoa Province , 21°12’S 47°12’E ( Carleton and Schmidt, 1990 ; MacPhee, 1987)]. Vernacular Names: Cowan's Shrew Tenrec . Synonyms: Microgale crassipes Milne-Edwards 1893 ; Microgale longirostris Major 1896 ; Microgale nigrescens Elliot 1905 . Distribution: Eastern humid forest and central highlands of N, E and SE Madagascar . Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).