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Web-footed tenrec
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The web-footed tenrec, Malagasy otter shrew, or aquatic tenrec (Microgale mergulus) is the only known semiaquatic tenrec (the related African otter shrews have similar habits), and is found in eastern Madagascar, especially in and around Ranomafana National Park. It grows to between 25 and 39 cm (9.8 and 15.4 in), and was once thought to be extinct. It feeds on crabs, aquatic insects, and crayfish. The population is considered vulnerable. It was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Limnogale,[2] but has been moved to Microgale based on molecular data showing it to be deeply nested within the latter.[3]
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Web-footed tenrec | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Afrosoricida |
Suborder: | Tenrecomorpha |
Family: | Tenrecidae |
Genus: | Microgale |
Species: | M. mergulus |
Binomial name | |
Microgale mergulus (Forsyth Major, 1896) | |
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Web-footed tenrec range | |
Synonyms | |
Limnogale mergulus |
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