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{{Short description|Family of small mammals}} {{Automatic taxobox | name = Tenrecidae | fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Bartonian|Recent}}<ref>{{Cite journal |first=Martin |last=Pickford |year=2015 |title=Late Eocene Potamogalidae and Tenrecidae (Mammalia) from the Sperrgebiet, Namibia |journal=Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia |volume=16 |pages=114β152 |url=http://www.mme.gov.na/files/publications/407_Comms%20GSN%2016,%202015%20Pickford%20Tenrecoidea,114-152.pdf }}</ref> | image = Tanrek.jpg | image_caption = [[Tailless tenrec]] (''Tenrec ecaudatus'') | taxon = Tenrecidae | authority = [[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1821 | type_genus = ''[[Tailless tenrec|Tenrec]]'' | type_genus_authority = [[Bernard Germain de LacΓ©pΓ¨de|LacΓ©pΓ¨de]], 1799 | subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies | subdivision = * [[Geogalinae]] * [[Oryzorictinae]] * [[Tenrecinae]] | range_map = Tenrec range.jpg | range_map_caption = Gray: ''[[Tenrecinae]]'' ; Blue: ''[[Tenrecinae]]'' and ''[[Oryzorictinae]]'' ; Red: ''[[Geogalinae]]'' and ''[[Tenrecinae]]'' ; Purple: ''[[Geogalinae]]'' , ''[[Oryzorictinae]]'' and ''[[Tenrecinae]]'' }} [[File:A tenrec in defensive mode, Horniman Museum, London.JPG|thumb |A [[taxidermy|taxidermy mount]] of a tenrec in defensive mode, [[Horniman Museum and Gardens]], London]] A '''tenrec''' ({{IPAc-en|Λ|t|Ι|n|ΙΉ|Ι|k}}) is a [[mammal]] belonging to any species within the [[afrotheria]]n [[Family (biology)|family]] '''Tenrecidae''', which is endemic to [[Madagascar]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Olson |first=Link E. |title=Tenrecs |journal=Current Biology |volume=23 |issue=1 |pages=R5βR8 |doi=10.1016/j.cub.2012.11.015 |pmid=23305671 |year=2013 |doi-access=free|bibcode=2013CBio...23...R5O }}</ref> Tenrecs are a very diverse group, as a result of adaptive radiation, and exhibit [[convergent evolution]],<ref name="olson">{{cite journal | last1=Olson | first1=Link E. | year=2013 | title=Tenrecs | journal=Current Biology | volume=23 | issue=1 | pages=R5βR8 | doi=10.1016/j.cub.2012.11.015 | doi-access=free | pmid=23305671 | bibcode=2013CBio...23...R5O }}</ref> some resemble [[hedgehog]]s, [[shrew]]s, [[opossum]]s, [[rat]]s, and [[mouse|mice]]. They occupy [[Aquatic animal|aquatic]], [[arboreal]], [[Terrestrial animal|terrestrial]], and [[fossorial]] environments. Some of these species, including the [[greater hedgehog tenrec]], can be found in the [[Madagascar dry deciduous forests]]. However, the speciation rate in this group has been higher in [[Madagascar lowland forests|humid forests]].<ref name="Everson2016" /> All tenrecs are believed to descend from a common ancestor that lived 29β37 million years ago<ref name="Everson2016" /><ref name="Douady2002" /><ref name="Poux2008" /> after [[Oceanic dispersal|rafting]] over from [[Africa]].<ref name="BBC_rafting">{{Cite web | last=Kinver | first=M. | title=Mammals 'floated to Madagascar' | work=BBC News web site | publisher=[[BBC]] | date=2010-01-20 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/green_room/8468163.stm | access-date=2010-01-20}}</ref><ref name="Ali&Huber">{{Cite journal | last=Ali | first=J. R. |author2=Huber, M. | title=Mammalian biodiversity on Madagascar controlled by ocean currents | journal=[[Nature (journal) |Nature]] | volume=463 | issue=4 Feb. 2010 | pages=653β656 | date=2010-01-20 | doi=10.1038/nature08706 | pmid=20090678 | bibcode=2010Natur.463..653A | s2cid=4333977 }}</ref> The split from their closest relatives, African [[otter shrew]]s, is estimated to have occurred about 47β53 million years ago.<ref name="Everson2016">{{cite journal |last1=Everson |first1=K. M. |last2=Soarimalala |first2=V. |last3=Goodman |first3=S. M. |last4=Olson |first4=L. E. |title=Multiple Loci and Complete Taxonomic Sampling Resolve the Phylogeny and Biogeographic History of Tenrecs (Mammalia: Tenrecidae) and Reveal Higher Speciation Rates in Madagascar's Humid Forests |journal=Systematic Biology |volume=65 |issue=5 |year=2016 |pages=890β909 |doi=10.1093/sysbio/syw034 |pmid=27103169 |doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name="Douady2002">{{cite journal |last1=Douady |first1=C. J. |last2=Catzeflis |first2=F. |last3=Kao |first3=D. J. |last4=Springer |first4=M. S. |last5=Stanhope |first5=M. J. |title=Molecular Evidence for the Monophyly of Tenrecidae (Mammalia) and the Timing of the Colonization of Madagascar by Malagasy Tenrecs |journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution |volume=22 |issue=3 |year=2002 |pages=357β363 |doi=10.1006/mpev.2001.1055 |pmid=11884160|bibcode=2002MolPE..22..357D }}</ref><ref name="Poux2008">{{cite journal |last1=Poux |first1=C. |last2=Madsen |first2=O. |last3=Glos |first3=J. |last4=de Jong |first4=W. W. |last5=Vences |first5=M. |title=Molecular phylogeny and divergence times of Malagasy tenrecs: Influence of data partitioning and taxon sampling on dating analyses |journal=BMC Evolutionary Biology |volume=8 |issue=1 |year=2008 |pages=102 |doi=10.1186/1471-2148-8-102 |pmc=2330147 |pmid=18377639 |doi-access=free|bibcode=2008BMCEE...8..102P }}</ref> ==Etymology== The word "tenrec" is borrowed, via [[French language|French]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=tenrec |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenrec |access-date=4 December 2021 |website=Merriam-Webster Dictionary |publisher=Merriam-Webster |language=en}}</ref> from the [[Malagasy language|Malagasy]] word {{Lang|mg|tandraka}} (variant of {{Lang|mg|trandraka}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rakibolana malagasy sy Rakipahalalana momba an' i Madagasikara : trandraka |url=https://mg.mondemalgache.org/bins/teny2/trandraka |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=mg.mondemalgache.org}}</ref>), which refers to the [[tailless tenrec]] (''Tenrec ecaudatus''); the Malagasy word may be related to {{Langx|ms|landak|lit=[[porcupine]]}}.<ref name="RogerBlenchICAL">{{Citation |last1=Blench |first1=Roger |title=11th International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics |date=2011 |contribution=Faunal names in Malagasy: their etymologies and implications for the prehistory of the East African coast |place=Aussois, France |last2=Walsh |first2=Martin |citeseerx=10.1.1.467.8453 }}</ref> ==Evolution== Tenrecs are believed to have evolved from a single species that colonized Madagascar between 42 and 25 million years ago. The question of how this family reached Madagascar is still unresolved, but the leading hypothesis suggests a small number of individuals may have found themselves on floating vegetation and crossed the [[Mozambique Channel]], which separates Madagascar from southeastern Africa.<ref name=":0" /> The Tenrecidae family is one of only four extant terrestrial mammal lineages to have colonized and diversified on Madagascar.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Everson |first1=Kathryn M. |last2=Soarimalala |first2=Voahangy |last3=Goodman |first3=Steven M. |last4=Olson |first4=Link E. |date=2016-04-21 |title=Multiple Loci and Complete Taxonomic Sampling Resolve the Phylogeny and Biogeographic History of Tenrecs (Mammalia: Tenrecidae) and Reveal Higher Speciation Rates in Madagascar's Humid Forests |journal=Systematic Biology |volume=65 |issue=5 |pages=890β909 |doi=10.1093/sysbio/syw034 |pmid=27103169 |issn=1063-5157 |doi-access=free }}</ref> Once established on Madagascar, tenrecs diversified to occupy various niches on the island. Many evolved resemblances to familiar but unrelated mammals that are not found on Madagascar. For instance, the two species of hedgehog tenrec possess coats of hardened spines and the ability to roll into a ball when threatened, characteristics similar to those of true [[hedgehog]]s. This example, along with others, demonstrates convergent evolution; it has provided evolutionary biologists with opportunities to study adaptation over evolutionary timescales.<ref name=":0"/> ==Characteristics== Tenrecs are small mammals of variable body form. The smallest species are the size of shrews, with a body length of around {{convert |4.5 |cm |abbr=on}}, and weighing just {{convert |5 |g |abbr=on}}, while the largest, the common or [[tailless tenrec]], is {{convert |25 |to |39 |cm |abbr=on}} in length, and can weigh over {{convert |1 |kg}}.<ref name="EoM">{{cite book |editor=Macdonald, D. |author=Nicholl, Martin |year=1984 |title=The Encyclopedia of Mammals |publisher=Facts on File |location=New York |pages=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofma00mals_0/page/744 744β747] |isbn=978-0-87196-871-5 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofma00mals_0/page/744}}</ref> Although they may resemble shrews, hedgehogs, or opossums, they are not closely related to any of these groups, their closest relatives being the [[otter shrew]]s, and after that other African insectivorous mammals including [[golden mole]]s and [[elephant shrew]]s. The common ancestry of these animals, which are classified together in the [[clade]] [[Afrotheria]], was not recognized until the late 1990s.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1=Stanhope | first1=M.J. | last2=Waddell | first2=V.G. | last3=Madsen | first3=O. | last4=de Jong | first4=W |author5=Hedges, S.B. |author6=Cleven, G.C. |author7=Kao, D. |author8=Springer, M.S. |display-authors=3 | title=Molecular evidence for multiple origins of Insectivora and for a new order of endemic African insectivore mammals | journal=PNAS | year=1998 | volume=95 | issue=17 | pages=9967β9972 | doi=10.1073/pnas.95.17.9967 | pmid=9707584 | pmc=21445 | bibcode=1998PNAS...95.9967S | doi-access=free }}</ref> Continuing work on the molecular<ref>{{Cite journal | title=Molecules consolidate the placental mammal tree | journal=Trends Ecol Evol | year=2004 | volume=19 | issue=8 | pages=430β438 | pmid=16701301 |author=Springer, M.S.; Stanhope, M.J.; Madsen, O.; de Jong, W.W. | doi=10.1016/j.tree.2004.05.006 | s2cid=1508898 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | year=2004 | title=Cross-species chromosome painting in the golden mole and elephant-shrew: support for the mammalian clades Afrotheria and Afroinsectiphillia but not Afroinsectivora | journal=[[Proceedings of the Royal Society B]] | volume=271 | issue=1547 | pages=1477β1484 | doi=10.1098/rspb.2004.2754 | author=Robinson, T. J.; Fu, B.; Ferguson-Smith, M. A.; Yang, F. | pmid=15306319 | pmc=1691750 }}</ref> and morphological<ref>{{Cite journal | year=2009 | title=The new framework for understanding placental mammal evolution | journal=BioEssays | volume=31 | issue=8 | pages=853β864 | pmid=19582725 |author1=Asher, R.J. |author2=Bennet, N. |author3=Lehmann, T. | doi=10.1002/bies.200900053 | s2cid=46339675 | doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | title=Early tertiary mammals from North Africa reinforce the molecular Afrotheria clade | journal=[[Proceedings of the Royal Society B]] | year=2007 | volume=274 | issue=1614 | pages=1159β1166 | doi=10.1098/rspb.2006.0229 | last1=Tabuce | first1=R. | last2=Marivaux | first2=L. | last3=Adaci | first3=M. | last4=Bensalah | first4=M. | last5=Hartenberger |first5=J.-L. |first6=M. |last6=Mahboubi |first7=F. |last7=Mebrouk |first8=P. |last8=Tafforeau |first9=J.-J. |last9=Jaeger |display-authors=3 | pmid=17329227 | pmc=2189562}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last=Seiffert | first=E. | title=A new estimate of afrotherian phylogeny based on simultaneous analysis of genomic, morphological, and fossil evidence | journal=BMC Evolutionary Biology | year=2007 | volume=7 | issue=224 | page=13 | doi=10.1186/1471-2148-7-224 | pmid=17999766 | pmc=2248600 | doi-access=free | bibcode=2007BMCEE...7..224S }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | title=Thoracolumbar vertebral number: the first skeletal synapomorphy for afrotherian mammals | journal=Syst Biodivers | year=2007 | volume=5 | issue=1 | pages=1β17 | doi=10.1017/S1477200006002258 | author=Sanchez-Villagra, M. R., Narita, Y. and Kuratani, S. | bibcode=2007SyBio...5Q...1S | s2cid=85675984 }}</ref> diversity of afrotherian mammals has provided ever increasing support for their common ancestry. Tenrecs are among the few terrestrial mammals that [[Animal echolocation |echolocate]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Gould |first=Edwin |title=Evidence for echolocation in the Tenrecidae of Madagascar |journal=Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society |volume=109 |issue=6 |year=1965 |pages=352β360 |jstor=986137 }}</ref> Unusual among [[placental mammal]]s, the [[rectum]] and [[genitourinary system |urogenital tract]]s of tenrecs share a common opening, or [[cloaca]] which is a feature more commonly seen in [[bird]]s, [[reptile]]s, and [[amphibian]]s. They have a low [[body temperature]], sufficiently low that they do not require a [[scrotum]] to cool their [[sperm]] as do most other mammals.<ref name="EoM" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Yin |first=Steph |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/29/science/descending-testicles-evolution.html?rref=collection/sectioncollection/science&action=click&contentCollection=science®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=8&pgtype=sectionfront |title=The Evolutionary Origin of Descending Testicles |work=The New York Times |date=29 June 2018 |access-date=2018-07-10 }}</ref> All species appear to be at least somewhat [[omnivore |omnivorous]], with [[invertebrate]]s forming the largest part of their diets. One species, ''Microgale mergulus'', is [[semiaquatic]] (similar to the lifestyle of their closest relatives, the otter shrews).<ref>{{Cite book |author1=Benstead, J. P. |author2=Olson, L. E. | chapter=''Limnogale mergulus'', web-footed tenrec or aquatic tenrec | year=2003 | pages=1267β1273 |editor1=S. M. Goodman |editor2=J. P. Benstead | publisher=University of Chicago Press | location=Chicago | isbn=978-0-226-30307-9 | title=The natural history of Madagascar }}</ref> All of the species, semiaquatic or not, appear to have evolved from a single, common ancestor with the otter shrews comprising the next, most-closely related mammalian species.<ref>{{Cite book | chapter=Phylogeny and biogeography of tenrecs | title=The Natural History of Madagascar |editor1=Goodman, S. M. |editor2=Benstead J. P. | location=Chicago | publisher=Chicago University Press | year=2003 | pages=1235β1242 | isbn=978-0-226-30307-9 |author1=Olson, L. E. |author2=Goodman, S. M. }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | title=Molecular phylogeny and divergence times of Malagasy tenrecs: influence of data partitioning and taxon sampling on dating analyses | journal=BMC Evolutionary Biology | year=2008 | volume=8 | doi=10.1186/1471-2148-8-102 | author1=Poux, C. |author2=Madsen, O. |author3=Glos, J. |author4=de Jong, W.W. |author5=Vences, M. | issue=1 | page=102 | pmid=18377639 | pmc=2330147 | doi-access=free | bibcode=2008BMCEE...8..102P }}</ref> While the fossil record of tenrecs is scarce, at least some specimens from the early [[Miocene]] of Kenya show close affinities to living species from Madagascar,<ref>{{Cite journal | title=Tenrec phylogeny and the noninvasive extraction of nuclear DNA | journal=Systematic Biology | year=2006 | volume=55 | issue=2 | pages=181β194 | doi=10.1080/10635150500433649 |author1=Asher, R.J. |author2=Hofreiter, M. | pmid=16522569 | doi-access=free }}</ref> such as ''Geogale aurita''. Most species are [[nocturnal]] and have poor eyesight. Their other senses are well developed, however and they have especially sensitive [[vibrissa |whiskers]]. As with many of their other features, the [[dentition |dental formula]] of tenrecs varies greatly between species; they can have from 32 to 42 teeth in total. Unusual for mammals, the permanent dentition in tenrecs tends not to completely erupt until well after adult body size has been reached.<ref>{{Cite journal | year=2008 | title=Dental eruption in afrotherian mammals | journal=BMC Biology | volume=6 | doi=10.1186/1741-7007-6-14 | author1=Asher, R. J. |author2=Lehmann, T. | page=14 | pmid=18366669 | pmc=2292681 | doi-access=free }}</ref> This is one of several anatomical features shared by elephants, [[hyrax]]es, [[sengi]]s, and [[golden mole]]s (but apparently not [[aardvark]]s), consistent with their descent from a common ancestor.{{cn|date=September 2023}} Tenrecs have a [[gestation]] period of 50 to 64 days, and give birth to a number of relatively undeveloped young. While the [[Giant Otter Shrew |otter shrew]]s have just two young per litter, the tailless tenrec can have as many as 32, and females possess up to 29 [[teat]]s, more than any other mammal.<ref name="EoM"/> Some tenrec species are social, living in multigenerational family groups with over a dozen individuals.{{cn|date=September 2023}} ==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--> ==Threats== Of the 31 species assessed, 24 (77%) are categorized by the [[IUCN Red List]] as least concern, one species as data deficient, four species as vulnerable, and two species as endangered.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last1=Stephenson |first1=P. J. |last2=Soarimalala |first2=Voahangy |last3=Goodman |first3=Steven M. |last4=Nicoll |first4=Martin E. |last5=Andrianjakarivelo |first5=Vonjy |last6=Everson |first6=Kathryn M. |last7=Hoffmann |first7=Michael |last8=Jenkins |first8=Paulina D. |last9=Olson |first9=Link E. |last10=Raheriarisena |first10=Martin |last11=Rakotondraparany |first11=Felix |display-authors=3 |date=Jan 2021 |title=Review of the status and conservation of tenrecs (Mammalia: Afrotheria: Tenrecidae) |journal=Oryx |volume=55 |issue=1 |pages=13β22 |doi=10.1017/S0030605318001205 |s2cid=155184737 |issn=0030-6053 |doi-access=free |hdl=20.500.11850/445760 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> The conservation status of many tenrec species is of concern due to an increase of threats within the last 50 years. The main threats facing them include habitat loss due to [[deforestation]], fragmentation, and degradation; hunting; incidental capture; and [[climate change]]. [[Slash-and-burn]] agriculture, commercial logging, and mining of metals are negatively affecting tenrec species that inhabit forests. Five of the six threatened tenrec species are dependent on forest habitats.<ref name=":1" /> ==Conservation== As of 2022, conservation of the tenrec population is not being prioritized. Because most tenrecs are dependent on forest habitats, conservation efforts would need to include a focus on reduction in deforestation on Madagascar, as well as habitat restoration.<ref name=":1" /> Current conservation efforts include that of the Madagascar Ankizy Fund, started by a paleontological team from [[Stony Brook University]], to improve access to health care and education facilities for villagers in remote areas of Madagascar. A healthy and educated local human population, in the long term, will benefit the Malagasy fauna, such as tenrecs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Afrotherian Conservation {{!}} IUCN Afrotheria Specialist Group |url=http://www.afrotheria.net/conservation.php |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=www.afrotheria.net}}</ref> ==Species== {{see also |List of afrosoricids}} The three subfamilies, eight genera, and 31 extant species of tenrecs are:<ref>{{MSW3 Bronner |pages=72β77}}</ref> '''FAMILY TENRECIDAE''' * Subfamily [[Geogalinae]] ** Genus ''[[Geogale]]'' *** [[Large-eared tenrec]] (''Geogale aurita'') * Subfamily [[Oryzorictinae]] ** Genus ''[[Microgale]]'' *** [[Short-tailed shrew tenrec]] (''Microgale brevicaudata'') *** [[Cowan's shrew tenrec]] (''Microgale cowani'') *** [[Drouhard's shrew tenrec]] (''Microgale drouhardi'') *** [[Dryad shrew tenrec]] (''Microgale dryas'') *** [[Pale shrew tenrec]] (''Microgale fotsifotsy'') *** [[Gracile shrew tenrec]] (''Microgale gracilis'') *** [[Microgale grandidieri |Grandidier's shrew tenrec]] ''(Microgale grandidieri)''<!-- not in Bronner --> *** [[Naked-nosed shrew tenrec]] (''Microgale gymnorhyncha'') *** [[Jenkins's shrew tenrec]] (''Microgale jenkinsae'') *** [[Northern shrew tenrec]] (''Microgale jobihely'') *** [[Lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec]] (''Microgale longicaudata'') *** ''[[Microgale macpheei]]'' (extinct)<!-- not in Bronner --> *** [[Major's long-tailed tenrec]] (''Microgale majori'')<!-- not in Bronner --> *** [[Web-footed tenrec]] (''Microgale mergulus'')<ref name="Everson2016"/> *** [[Montane shrew tenrec]] (''Microgale monticola'') *** [[Nasolo's shrew tenrec]] (''Microgale nasoloi'') *** [[Pygmy shrew tenrec]] (''Microgale parvula'') *** [[Greater long-tailed shrew tenrec]] (''Microgale principula'') *** [[Least shrew tenrec]] (''Microgale pusilla'') *** [[Shrew-toothed shrew tenrec]] (''Microgale soricoides'') *** [[Taiva shrew tenrec]] (''Microgale taiva'') *** [[Thomas's shrew tenrec]] (''Microgale thomasi'') ** Genus ''[[Nesogale]]''<ref name="Everson2016" /> *** [[Dobson's shrew tenrec]] (''Nesogale dobsoni'') *** [[Talazac's shrew tenrec]] (''Nesogale talazaci'') ** Genus ''[[Oryzorictes]]'' *** [[Mole-like rice tenrec]] (''Oryzorictes hova'') *** [[Four-toed rice tenrec]] (''Oryzorictes tetradactylus'') * Subfamily [[Tenrecinae]] ** Tribe [[Setiferini]] *** Genus ''[[Echinops (tenrec) |Echinops]]'' **** [[Lesser hedgehog tenrec]] (''Echinops telfairi'') *** Genus ''[[Setifer]]'' **** [[Greater hedgehog tenrec]] (''Setifer setosus'') ** Tribe [[Tenrecini]] *** Genus ''[[Hemicentetes]]'' **** [[Highland streaked tenrec]] (''Hemicentetes nigriceps'') **** [[Lowland streaked tenrec]] (''Hemicentetes semispinosus'') *** Genus ''[[Tenrec (genus) |Tenrec]]'' **** [[Common tenrec]] (''Tenrec ecaudatus'') ==See also== * [[List of mammals of Madagascar]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9392000/9392070.stm Bizarre mammals filmed calling using their quills] at BBC Online, video with commentary by Sir [[David Attenborough]] * {{UCSC genomes |echTel2}} * [http://www.scienceforthepeople.ca/episodes/the-big-sleep Podcast about hibernation which focusses on tenrecs in the last third.] {{Afrosoricida |T.}} {{Taxonbar |from=Q23340}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Afrosoricida]] [[Category:Endemic fauna of Madagascar ]] [[Category:Mammals of Madagascar]] [[Category:Extant Eocene first appearances]] [[Category:Animals that use echolocation]] [[Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray]]
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