Microgale monticola

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	AFROSORICIDA	TENRECIDAE

Scientific Name:

Microgale monticola

Species Authority:

Goodman & Jenkins, 1998

Common Name/s:

English

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Mountain Shrew Tenrec

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s:

Jenkins, P. & Goodman, S. (IUCN SSC Afrotheria Specialist Group - Tenrec Section)

Reviewer/s:

Rathbun, G. (Afrotheria Red List Authority) & Hoffmann, M. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because it is known from only two massifs in northern Madagascar, both protected, where there currently are no known major threats to this species.

History:

2006

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Vulnerable (IUCN 2006)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from two massifs in the northern highlands of Madagascar. It has an altitudinal range of 1,225 to 1,950 m.
Countries:	Native: Madagascar
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Population [top]

Population:	Based on standard trapping techniques this species is relatively common (S.M. Goodman pers. comm.).
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is apparently restricted to a rather narrow elevational band of mid-montane to sclerophyllous montane forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no obvious major threats at present, but habitat loss from slash and burn/tavy cultivation is a potential future threat. Although this species has a restricted range, all of the records are within protected areas or from sites that will soon be protected.

Major Threat(s):

There are no obvious major threats at present, but habitat loss from slash and burn/tavy cultivation is a potential future threat. Although this species has a restricted range, all of the records are within protected areas or from sites that will soon be protected.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It has been recorded from the Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve and the Marojejy National Park. It is also known from the western slope of a massif outside of the Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve which will soon become a protected area. Further research is needed into the population, range and biology and ecology of this species.

Conservation Actions:

It has been recorded from the Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve and the Marojejy National Park. It is also known from the western slope of a massif outside of the Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve which will soon become a protected area. Further research is needed into the population, range and biology and ecology of this species.

Citation:	Jenkins, P. & Goodman, S. 2008. Microgale monticola. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012.
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