Four-toed rice tenrec | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Afrosoricida |
Family: | Tenrecidae |
Genus: | Oryzorictes |
Subgenus: | Nesoryctes |
Species: | O. tetradactylus |
Binomial name | |
Oryzorictes tetradactylus Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier, 1882 |
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Four-toed rice tenrec range | |
Synonyms | |
Oryzorictes teradactylus (orth. error) |
Oryzorictes teradactylus (orth. error)
The four-toed rice tenrec (Oryzorictes tetradactylus) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and swamps.