Four-toed Rice Tenrec
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Oryzorictes tetradactylus Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier, 1882 |
The Four-toed Rice Tenrec (Oryzorictes tetradactylus) is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and swamps.[2]
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- ^ Bronner, Gary N.; Jenkins, Paulina D. (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 75. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ a b Afrotheria Specialist Group (Tenrec Section), Goodman, S., Jenkins, P. & Olson, L. (2006). Oryzorictes teradactylus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.