Cowan's shrew tenrec: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Cowan's shrew tenrec Microgale cowani Least concern

Where the Cowan's shrew tenrec lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 13 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals on the world map

Scientific name	Microgale cowani
Group	Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Afrosoricida
Family	Tenrecidae

Where does the Cowan's shrew tenrec live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Cowan's shrew tenrec in 1 country or territory across Africa. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Madagascar.

Madagascar

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Cowan's shrew tenrec endangered?

The Cowan's shrew tenrec’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Cowan's shrew tenrec?

The Cowan's shrew tenrec (Microgale cowani) is a mammal in the order Afrosoricida and the family Tenrecidae, genus Microgale. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Cowan's shrew tenrec

Cowan's shrew tenrec (Microgale cowani) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cowan's shrew tenrec (revision 1314144708), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2462480 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).