- A
tenrec (/ˈtɛnrɛk/) is a
mammal belonging to any
species within the
afrotherian family Tenrecidae,
which is
endemic to Madagascar.
Tenrecs are a very...
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tenrecs from the
rainforest and dry
forest of Madagascar".
Integrative and
Comparative Biology. 43 (6): 1041. Olson, Link E. (January 2013). "
Tenrecs"...
- The
tailless tenrec (
Tenrec ecaudatus), also
known as the
common tenrec, is a
species of
mammal in the
family Tenrecidae. It is the only
member of the...
- 2 kg).
Lesser hedgehog tenrecs (like all
tenrecs) have a
cloaca (common
urogenital opening), like a bird or a reptile. This
tenrec is terrestrial. It spends...
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Africa and the
tenrecs of Madagascar,
families of
small mammals that were
traditionally part of the
order Insectivora. All
native tenrecs of Madagascar...
- †Plesiorycteropus
germainepetterae Family Tenrecidae (
tenrecs)
Subfamily Geogalinae (1 species)
Genus Geogale Large-eared
tenrec (Geogale aurita)
Subfamily Oryzorictinae...
- Cowan's
shrew tenrecs contains a wide
variety of patterns,
mostly consisting of
various shades of red and brown. Cowan's
shrew tenrecs are
mostly solitary...
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ventral (under)
surface is
buffish white. The large-eared
tenrec differs from
other tenrecs in the
family by
having 34
teeth instead of 36. It is also...
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indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa. They are most
closely related to the
tenrecs of Madagascar, from
which they are
thought to have
split about 47–53 million...
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single event.
Tenrecs are
widely diverse; as a
result of
convergent evolution they
resemble hedgehogs, shrews,
opossums or mice. All
tenrecs appear to be...
