Tenrecs
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| Family | Gray |
|---|---|
| Scientific name | Tenrecidae |
| Gestation period | Lesser hedgehog tenrec |
| Mass | Lesser hedgehog tenrec |
| Nimba otter shrew | |
| Ruwenzori otter shrew | |
| Length | Lesser hedgehog tenrec |
| Nimba otter shrew | |
| Ruwenzori otter shrew | |
| Did you know | When tenrec rubs its spines, specific sound is produced. |
| Date of Reg. | |
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| ID | 1180482 |
About Tenrecs
A tenrec is any species of mammal within the afrotherian family Tenrecidae endemic to Madagascar. Tenrecs are widely diverse; as a result of convergent evolution some resemble hedgehogs, shrews, opossums or mice. They occupy aquatic, arboreal, terrestrial and fossorial environments.
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