genus
Microgale
Microgale is a genus in the family Tenrecidae. This database currently files 28 species under it, 3 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 28
- Threatened
- 3
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 4%
- Weight range
- 3.4 g – 78.6 g
Best-known members of Microgale
Ranked by popularity score.
Short-tailed shrew tenrec
Microgale brevicaudata
Cowan's shrew tenrec
Microgale cowani
Lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec
Microgale longicaudata
Dryad shrew tenrec
Microgale dryas
Gracile shrew tenrec
Microgale gracilis
Montane shrew tenrec
Microgale monticola
Pygmy shrew tenrec
Microgale parvula
Greater long-tailed shrew tenrec
Microgale principula
How threatened is Microgale?
16 of 28 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| VUVulnerable | 3 | 19% |
| LCLeast Concern | 13 | 81% |
All species in Microgale
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short-tailed shrew tenrec | Microgale brevicaudata | Tenrecidae | Least Concern | 11.3 g | Not recorded |
| Cowan's shrew tenrec | Microgale cowani | Tenrecidae | Least Concern | 13.8 g | Not recorded |
| Lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec | Microgale longicaudata | Tenrecidae | Least Concern | 7.3 g | Not recorded |
| Dryad shrew tenrec | Microgale dryas | Tenrecidae | Vulnerable | 40 g | Not recorded |
| Gracile shrew tenrec | Microgale gracilis | Tenrecidae | Least Concern | 23.3 g | Not recorded |
| Montane shrew tenrec | Microgale monticola | Tenrecidae | Vulnerable | 13.9 g | Not recorded |
| Pygmy shrew tenrec | Microgale parvula | Tenrecidae | Least Concern | 3.4 g | Not recorded |
| Greater long-tailed shrew tenrec | Microgale principula | Tenrecidae | Least Concern | 10.2 g | Not recorded |
| Thomas's shrew tenrec | Microgale thomasi | Tenrecidae | Least Concern | 22.9 g | Not recorded |
| Drouhard's shrew tenrec | Microgale drouhardi | Tenrecidae | Least Concern | 10.5 g | Not recorded |
| Pale shrew tenrec | Microgale fotsifotsy | Tenrecidae | Least Concern | 7.7 g | Not recorded |
| Naked-nosed shrew tenrec | Microgale gymnorhyncha | Tenrecidae | Least Concern | 18.2 g | Not recorded |
| Nasolo's shrew tenrec | Microgale nasoloi | Tenrecidae | Vulnerable | 13.8 g | Not recorded |
| Least shrew tenrec | Microgale pusilla | Tenrecidae | Least Concern | 3.4 g | Not recorded |
| Shrew-toothed shrew tenrec | Microgale soricoides | Tenrecidae | Least Concern | 18.7 g | Not recorded |
| Taiva shrew tenrec | Microgale taiva | Tenrecidae | Least Concern | 12.4 g | Not recorded |
| Jenkins' shrew tenrec | Microgale jenkinsae | Tenrecidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Dark shrew tenrec | Microgale jobihely | Tenrecidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Major's shrew tenrec | Microgale majori | Tenrecidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Grandidier's shrew tenrec | Microgale grandidieri | Tenrecidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Otter shrew | Microgale mergulus | Tenrecidae | Not recorded | 78.6 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Microgale longirostris | Tenrecidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Microgale crassipes | Tenrecidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Microgale decaryi | Tenrecidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Microgale melanorrhachis | Tenrecidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Microgale occidentalis | Tenrecidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Microgale prolixicaudata | Tenrecidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Microgale sorella | Tenrecidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |