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The lesser hedgehog tenrec is a small, stout-bodied animal visually similar to a hedgehog, hence the name. Their tails are short, their limbs and muzzles are of moderate length, and their ears are prominent. The entire dorsum is covered with sharp spines. Color is usually yellow buff; individuals range from near white to almost black.
Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Lesser hedgehog tenrec. E. telfairi Martin, 1838: Southwestern Madagascar: Size: 14–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 13–17 cm (5–7 in) tail [106] Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland [107] Diet: Insects and fruit [106] LC Unknown [107]
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 .
Temporal range: Eocene–Recent. PreꞒ ... Lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi) Genus Setifer. Greater hedgehog tenrec (Setifer setosus) Tribe Tenrecini.
Meet the Lowland streaked tenrec. This animal resembles both a hedgehog and a shrew. This animal resembles both a hedgehog and a shrew. But its most notable feature is its bright yellow and black ...
Mole-like rice tenrec Lesser hedgehog tenrec Highland streaked tenrec Lowland streaked tenrec Greater hedgehog tenrec Tailless tenrec. The afrotherian order Afrosoricida contains the golden moles and otter shrews of sub-Saharan Africa and the tenrecs of Madagascar, families of small mammals that were traditionally part of the order Insectivora.
Native mammals include the red-tailed sportive lemur (Lepilemur ruficaudatus), large-eared tenrec (Geogale aurita), lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi), and Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi).
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.