Oryzorictes tetradactylus Milne-Edwards and A. Grandidier 1882

Oryzorictes tetradactylus Milne-Edwards and A. Grandidier 1882, Le Naturaliste, 4: 55.

Type Locality: "Du plateau d’Emirne" [Imerina, Madagascar (Viette, 1991)].

Vernacular Names: Four-toed Rice Tenrec.

Synonyms: Oryzorictes niger Major 1896 .

Distribution: Eastern humid forest and central highlands of C and E Madagascar.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Nesoryctes (see Heim de Balsac [1972] and Genest and Petter [1975]). O. niger is considered a melanistic form of tetradactylus, see Thomas (1918 a).