Greater Hedgehog Tenrec

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Greater Hedgehog Tenrec[1]

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Tenrecidae
Genus: Setifer
Froriep, 1806
Species: S. setosus
Binomial name
Setifer setosus
(Schreber, 1778)
Synonyms

Dasogale fontoynonti Grandidier, 1929

The Greater Hedgehog Tenrec or Large Madagascar Hedgehog (Setifer setosus) is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rural gardens, and urban areas.[2]

It is the only species in the genus Setifer.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 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, 77. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ a b Afrotheria Specialist Group (Tenrec Section), Vololomboahangy, R. & Goodman, S. (2006). Setifer setosus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
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