Greater Hedgehog Tenrec[1] | |
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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) |
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Greater Hedgehog Tenrec range | |
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]. Despite the close resemblance, it is not related to the hedgehog.