Dobson's shrew tenrec

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q2606216
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Summary

Dobson's shrew tenrec is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Named after: George Edward Dobson[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Microgale[6]
  • Endemic to: Madagascar[7]
  • Taxon name: Microgale dobsoni[8]
  • Commons category: Microgale dobsoni[9]
  • Has characteristic: viviparity[10]
  • Taxon common name: Dobson's Shrew Tenrec[11], Dobson’s Shrew Tenrec[12], Dobson-Kleintenrek[13], Dobson-Kleintanrek[14], Dobsons Langschwanztanrek[15]
  • Time period: Holocene[16]
  • Gestation period: 63[17]

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Identifiers

Dobson's shrew tenrec's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42447[18]. Dobson's shrew tenrec's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1206715[19]. Dobson's shrew tenrec's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1178659[20]. Dobson's shrew tenrec's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2432129[21]. Dobson's shrew tenrec's ITIS TSN is recorded as 633496[22].

Why It Matters

Dobson's shrew tenrec has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Jfpierce · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Taxon rank → species
    Named after → George Edward Dobson
    Endemic to → Madagascar
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