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Tenrecs, of the family Tenrecidae, are shrew-like mammals living in Madagascar. They share similarities with hedgehogs but are not closely related.

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Greg Cater

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Tenrecs, of the family Tenrecidae, are shrew-like mammals living in Madagascar. They share similarities with hedgehogs but are not closely related.

Tenrec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A tenrec is any species of mammal within the family Tenrecidae, found on Madagascar and in parts of the African mainland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenrec
Lowland Streaked Tenrec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The lowland streaked tenrec is a small tenrec found in Madagascar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowland_streaked_tenrec
ADW: Tailless Tenrec - Tenrec ecaudatus
Tenrec ecaudatus is one of the largest living insectivores. Head and body length ranges from 265 to 390 mm. The coloration of the common tenrec varies geographically from grey-brown to red-brown.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Tenrec_ecaudatus/
Tenrec - Mammal Family - Britannica
TenrecÂ (familyÂ Tenrecidae),Â any of 29 species of shrewlike and hedgehoglike mammals. Most are endemic to Madagascar and nearby islands, but the otter shrews (subfamily Potamogalinae) are native to the African mainland.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/tenrec-mammal-family
Photos: The Common Tenrec of Madagascar - Livescience
A shrewlike mammal that lives in the forests of Madagascar is a living fossil of sorts. The creature can hibernate for nine hours straight.
http://www.livescience.com/48388-photos-common-tenrec-madagascar.html
When Is a Hedgehog Not a Hedgehog? - ZooBorns
When it's a tenrec! Although the Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec sure looks like a hedgehog, it's actually a very different animal.
http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2009/08/tenrec-baby-potter-park-zoo.html
How do Tenrecs Communicate? - Wild-Facts
Today I am going to ask you the age old question - What would happen if you were to cross a hedgehog and a bumblebee?
http://www.wild-facts.com/2012/wild-fact-334-small-but-feisty-lowland-streaked-tenrec/
Tenrecs in Madagascar - Afrotheria
Tenrecs in Madagascar - IUCN Afrotheria Specialist Group
http://www.afrotheria.net/tenrecs/
The Amazing Multi-purpose Tenrecs - Mongabay
Tenrecs are a group of mammals that live on the Island of Madagascar off the coast of East Africa.
http://kids.mongabay.com/facts/2013/12/04/the-amazing-multi-purpose-tenrecs/
Tenrecs - Current Biology - ScienceDirect
Tenrecs are prey to many of Madagascar's native carnivores, raptors, snakes, and possibly other reptiles.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982212013243

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Tenrecidae Temporal range: Bartonian–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ^[1]

Tailless tenrec (Tenrec ecaudatus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Afrosoricida
Suborder:	Tenrecomorpha
Family:	Tenrecidae Gray, 1821
Type genus
Tenrec Lacépède, 1799
Subfamilies
Geogalinae Oryzorictinae Tenrecinae

Gray: Tenrecinae ; Blue: Tenrecinae and Oryzorictinae ; Red: Geogalinae and Tenrecinae ; Purple: Geogalinae , Oryzorictinae and Tenrecinae

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Tenrec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A tenrec is any species of mammal within the family Tenrecidae, found on Madagascar and in parts of the African mainland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenrec
Lowland Streaked Tenrec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The lowland streaked tenrec is a small tenrec found in Madagascar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowland_streaked_tenrec
ADW: Tailless Tenrec - Tenrec ecaudatus
Tenrec ecaudatus is one of the largest living insectivores. Head and body length ranges from 265 to 390 mm. The coloration of the common tenrec varies geographically from grey-brown to red-brown.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Tenrec_ecaudatus/
Tenrec - Mammal Family - Britannica
TenrecÂ (familyÂ Tenrecidae),Â any of 29 species of shrewlike and hedgehoglike mammals. Most are endemic to Madagascar and nearby islands, but the otter shrews (subfamily Potamogalinae) are native to the African mainland.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/tenrec-mammal-family
Photos: The Common Tenrec of Madagascar - Livescience
A shrewlike mammal that lives in the forests of Madagascar is a living fossil of sorts. The creature can hibernate for nine hours straight.
http://www.livescience.com/48388-photos-common-tenrec-madagascar.html
When Is a Hedgehog Not a Hedgehog? - ZooBorns
When it's a tenrec! Although the Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec sure looks like a hedgehog, it's actually a very different animal.
http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2009/08/tenrec-baby-potter-park-zoo.html
How do Tenrecs Communicate? - Wild-Facts
Today I am going to ask you the age old question - What would happen if you were to cross a hedgehog and a bumblebee?
http://www.wild-facts.com/2012/wild-fact-334-small-but-feisty-lowland-streaked-tenrec/
Tenrecs in Madagascar - Afrotheria
Tenrecs in Madagascar - IUCN Afrotheria Specialist Group
http://www.afrotheria.net/tenrecs/
The Amazing Multi-purpose Tenrecs - Mongabay
Tenrecs are a group of mammals that live on the Island of Madagascar off the coast of East Africa.
http://kids.mongabay.com/facts/2013/12/04/the-amazing-multi-purpose-tenrecs/
Tenrecs - Current Biology - ScienceDirect
Tenrecs are prey to many of Madagascar's native carnivores, raptors, snakes, and possibly other reptiles.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982212013243

Tenrecidae Temporal range: Bartonian–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ^[1]

Tailless tenrec (Tenrec ecaudatus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Afrosoricida
Suborder:	Tenrecomorpha
Family:	Tenrecidae Gray, 1821
Type genus
Tenrec Lacépède, 1799
Subfamilies
Geogalinae Oryzorictinae Tenrecinae

Gray: Tenrecinae ; Blue: Tenrecinae and Oryzorictinae ; Red: Geogalinae and Tenrecinae ; Purple: Geogalinae , Oryzorictinae and Tenrecinae

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Tenrecs, of the family Tenrecidae, are shrew-like mammals living in Madagascar. They share similarities with hedgehogs but are not closely related.

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