Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec
Echinops telfairi
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 105
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is the only species in the genus Echinops and is named in honour of Charles Telfair. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, shrubland, and shrubland and dry savanna.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Lesser hedgehog tenrec”.