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The lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is the only species in the genus Echinops and is named in honour of Charles Telfair. [1] It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, shrubland, and shrubland and dry savanna. [2]
A tenrec (/ ˈ t ɛ n r ɛ k /) is a mammal belonging to any species within the afrotherian family Tenrecidae, which is endemic to Madagascar. [2] Tenrecs are a very diverse group, as a result of adaptive radiation, and exhibit convergent evolution , [ 3 ] some resemble hedgehogs , shrews , opossums , rats , and mice .
Lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec range The lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec ( Microgale longicaudata ) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae . It is active at all hours of the day and night, but each individual maintains its own pattern of rest and activity.
Tenrecinae is a tenrec subfamily endemic to the island of Madagascar. [1] It contains the largest species in the family, Tenrec ecaudatus. [2] All members of the genus possess spines, analogous to those of hedgehogs, for defense against predators.
Lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi) and giant golden mole (Chrysospalax trevelyani ) Afrosoricida is an order of placental mammals . Members of this order are called afrosoricids, and include golden moles , otter shrews , and tenrecs .
Some recent births include Francois' langur, sitatunga, takin, African crested porcupine, colobus monkey, and lesser tenrec. Mesker Park Zoo houses Mexican gray wolves, a critically endangered animal, and works with United States Fish and Wildlife Service as part of their recovery plan for this species. [11]
Tenrecomorpha is the suborder of otter shrews and tenrecs, a group of afrotherian mammals indigenous to equatorial Africa and Madagascar, respectively. [2] [3] The two families are thought to have split about 47–53 million years ago.
Lowland streaked tenrec; Short-tailed shrew tenrec; Cowan's shrew tenrec; Dobson's shrew tenrec; Drouhard's shrew tenrec; Pale shrew tenrec; Gracile shrew tenrec; Microgale grandidieri; Naked-nosed shrew tenrec; Lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec; Major's long-tailed tenrec; Pygmy shrew tenrec; Greater long-tailed shrew tenrec; Least shrew tenrec ...