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Species of mammal

Taiva shrew tenrec
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Afrosoricida
Suborder:	Tenrecomorpha
Family:	Tenrecidae
Genus:	Microgale
Species:	M. taiva
Binomial name
*Microgale taiva* Forsyth Major, 1896

Taiva shrew tenrec range

The taiva shrew tenrec (Microgale taiva) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist forests.

References

Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^ Stephenson, P.J.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. (2016). "Microgale taiva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T62019A97202201. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T62019A97202201.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

Extant Afrosoricida species

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Infraclass Eutheria
Superorder Afrotheria

Suborder Tenrecomorpha

Potamogalidae

Micropotamogale	Nimba otter shrew (M. lamottei) Ruwenzori otter shrew (M. ruwenzorii)
Potamogale	Giant otter shrew (P. velox)

Tenrecidae
(Tenrecs)

Geogalinae

Geogale	Large-eared tenrec (G. aurita)

Oryzorictinae

Microgale	Short-tailed shrew tenrec (M. brevicaudata) Cowan's shrew tenrec (M. cowani) Drouhard's shrew tenrec (M. drouhardi) Dryad shrew tenrec (M. dryas) Pale shrew tenrec (M. fotsifotsy) Gracile shrew tenrec (M. gracilis) Naked-nosed shrew tenrec (M. gymnorhyncha) Jenkins' shrew tenrec (M. jenkinsae) Northern shrew tenrec (M. jobihely) Lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec (M. longicaudata) Major's long-tailed tenrec (M. majori) Web-footed tenrec (M. mergulus) Montane shrew tenrec (M. monticola) Nasolo's shrew tenrec (M. nasoloi) Pygmy shrew tenrec (M. parvula) Greater long-tailed shrew tenrec (M. principula) Least shrew tenrec (M. pusilla) Shrew-toothed shrew tenrec (M. soricoides) Taiva shrew tenrec (M. taiva) Thomas's shrew tenrec (M. thomasi)
Nesogale	Dobson's shrew tenrec (N. dobsoni) Talazac's shrew tenrec (N. talazaci)
Oryzorictes (Rice tenrecs)	Mole-like rice tenrec (O. hova) Four-toed rice tenrec (O. tetradactylus)

Tenrecinae

Echinops	Lesser hedgehog tenrec (E. telfairi)
Hemicentetes	Highland streaked tenrec (H. nigriceps) Lowland streaked tenrec (H. semispinosus)
Setifer	Greater hedgehog tenrec (S. setosus)
Tenrec	Tailless tenrec (T. ecaudatus)

Suborder Chrysochloridea (golden moles)

Chrysochlorinae

Carpitalpa

Arends's golden mole (C. arendsi)

Chlorotalpa

Chrysochloris

Subgenus Chrysochloris:	Cape golden mole (C. asiatica) Visagie's golden mole (C. visagiei)
Subgenus Kilimatalpa:	Stuhlmann's golden mole (C. stuhlmanni)

Chrysospalax

Cryptochloris

Eremitalpa

Grant's golden mole (E. granti)

Amblysominae

Amblysomus

Calcochloris

Subgenus Huetia:	Congo golden mole (C. leucorhinus)
Subgenus Calcochloris:	Yellow golden mole (C. obtusirostris)
Subgenus incertae sedis:	Somali golden mole (C. tytonis)

Neamblysomus

Taxon identifiers
Microgale taiva	Wikidata: Q2721506 Wikispecies: Microgale taiva CoL: 42WJL EoL: 926090 GBIF: 2432128 iNaturalist: 42457 ITIS: 709712 IUCN: 62019 MDD: 1000509 MSW: 11100028 NCBI: 364246 Observation.org: 84901 Open Tree of Life: 1037946

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