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Greater hedgehog tenrec

Greater hedgehog tenrec
Greater Hedgehog Tenrec (Setifer setosus).jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Tenrecidae
Genus: Setifer
(Froriep, 1806)
Species: S. setosus
Binomial name
Setifer setosus
(Schreber, 1778)
Setifer setosus range map.svg
Greater hedgehog tenrec range
Synonyms

Dasogale fontoynonti Grandidier, 1929


Dasogale fontoynonti Grandidier, 1929

The greater hedgehog tenrec or large Madagascar hedgehog or sokina (Setifer setosus, formerly known as Dasogale fontoynonti) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rural gardens, urban areas and zoos.

It is the only species in the genus Setifer. Despite the close resemblance, it is not closely related to hedgehogs.



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