Echinops telfairi
W. C. L. Martin, 1838
Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec
Distribution :
Western deciduous forest and spiny bush of S Madagascar.
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Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Atlantogenata |
| Superorder | : Afrotheria |
| Order | : Afrosoricida |
| Suborder | : Tenrecomorpha |
| Family | : Tenrecidae |
| Subfamily | : Tenrecinae |
| Genus | : Echinops |
Species status
Authority citation
Martin, W.C.L. 1838-07. Mr. Martin exhibited an insectivorous animal which had fallen under his observation in examining a collection of specimens, presented some time since to the Museum, by the late Wilham Telfair, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838(62):17-19.
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Original name as described
Echinops Telfairi
Other common names
Lesser Madagascar Tenrec
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.86
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Madagascar?"
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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Names and synonyms
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Total: 10 names and synonyms.
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