Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec
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| Echinops telfairi Martin, 1838 |
The Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Echinops telfairi) is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.[2]
It is the only species in the genus Echinops.[1]
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- ^ 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, 76. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ a b Afrotheria Specialist Group (Tenrec Section), Olson, L. & Goodman, S. (2006). Echinops telfairi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
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