Editing Tenrec (section)

==Interaction with humans==

In the island nation of [[Mauritius]], and also on the Comoran island of [[Mayotte]], some of the inhabitants eat tenrec meat, although it is difficult to obtain (as it is not sold in shops or markets) and difficult to prepare correctly.{{cn|date=September 2023}}

The [[lesser hedgehog tenrec]] (''Echinops telfairi'') is one of 16 mammalian species that will have its [[DNA sequencing |genome sequenced]] as part of the [[Mammalian Genome Project]]. It is increasingly popular in the pet trade, and in the future may serve as an important model organism in biomedicine, as it is only distantly related to the mice, rats, guinea pigs, and rhesus macaques which comprise the most common research animals.{{cn|date=September 2023}}<!--if this is notable in this context-->