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lesser hedgehog tenrec
Sign in to saveAlso known as Echinops telfairi, Madagascar lesser tenrec
species of mammal
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Vinony's link graph records 117 inbound references to lesser hedgehog tenrec, and connects out to tenrecs, Madagascar and Animalia.
It is catalogued under topics including Afrosoricida, IUCN Red List least concern species and Mammals described in 1838.
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Species
Least ConcernMaximum longevity: 19 years (captivity) Observations: In the wild, they become sexually mature after their first winter's hibernation, though females may conceive at six months of age in captivity. One captive specimen lived for 19 years (Richard Weigl 2005).
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Echinops telfairi
- Commons category
- Echinops telfairi
- Commons gallery
- Echinops telfairi
- gestation period
- 63
- taxon common name
- Kleiner Igeltanrek
- longest observed lifespan
- 19
- sequenced genome URL
- www.ensembl.org/Echinops_telfairi
- short name
- E. telfairi
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “lesser hedgehog tenrec” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.