Lesser hedgehog tenrec: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lesser hedgehog tenrec lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Echinops telfairi
Group	Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Afrosoricida
Family	Tenrecidae

Where does the lesser hedgehog tenrec live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser hedgehog tenrec in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Madagascar

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the lesser hedgehog tenrec endangered?

The lesser hedgehog tenrec’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the lesser hedgehog tenrec?

The lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi) is a mammal in the order Afrosoricida and the family Tenrecidae, genus Echinops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lesser hedgehog tenrec

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser hedgehog tenrec (revision 1380913728), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q613836 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).