Setifer setosus (Schreber 1778)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Afrosoricida, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 71-81 : 77

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scientific name	Setifer setosus (Schreber 1778)
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[Erinaceus] setosus Schreber 1778 , Die Saugethiere, Vol. 3: 590.

Type Locality: Madagascar.

Vernacular Names: Greater Hedgehog Tenrec.

Synonyms: Setifer acanthurus Boddaert 1785 ; Setifer fontoynonti G. Grandidier 1930 ; Setifer melantho Thomas 1926 ; Setifer nigrescens I. Geoffroy 1839 ; Setifer nigricans Bartlett 1875 ; Setifer spinosus Desmarest 1820 .

Distribution: All latitudes and phytographic zones: eastern humid forest, central highlands, northern highlands, sambirano, western deciduous forest, spiny bush, Madagascar.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Dasogale fontoynonti was based on a juvenile Setifer setosus , see Poduschka and Poduschka (1982:253) and MacPhee (1987 b:133).