Tailless tenrec: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the tailless tenrec lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tenrec ecaudatus
Group	Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Afrosoricida
Family	Tenrecidae

Where does the tailless tenrec live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tailless tenrec in 5 countries and territories across Africa. In Mayotte it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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 tailless tenrec endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the tailless tenrec?

The tailless tenrec (Tenrec ecaudatus) is a mammal in the order Afrosoricida and the family Tenrecidae, genus Tenrec. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the tailless tenrec

The tailless tenrec (Tenrec ecaudatus), also known as the common tenrec, is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is the only member of the genus Tenrec. Native to Madagascar, it is also found on the Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, and Seychelles island groups, where it has been purposely introduced. Its natural habitat is the understory of subtropical-tropical forest, open forest, arid shrub-land, savanna, arable land, pastures, crop plantations, private gardens, and some landscaped, urban areas.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tailless tenrec (revision 1349969241), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q852769 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).