TENRECIDAE, Gray, 1821
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6808230 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6686143 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9B333154-2777-8D73-FF53-FDAFFA7DFACD |
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Valdenar |
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TENRECIDAE |
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Family TENRECIDAE View in CoL
(TENRECS AND SHREW TENRECS)
• Smallto medium-sized; pelage spiny with short or absent tail, or soft fur with long tail; and insectivorous but some omnivorous and carnivorous.
• 10-35 cm. View Figure
• Afrotropical Region. View Figure
• Humid, sub-humid, dry, and dry spiny forests and open woodland from lowlands to highlands.
• 3 genera, 31 species, 31 taxa.
• 2 species endangered, 4 species vulnerable; none extinct since 1600.
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