AnAge entry for Echinops telfairi

Classification (HAGRID: 01542)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Afrosoricida
                Family: Tenrecidae
                    Genus: Echinops
Species: Echinops telfairi
Common name: Lesser hedgehog tenrec

Maximum longevity: 19 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: In the wild, they become sexually mature after their first winter's hibernation, though females may conceive at six months of age in captivity. One captive specimen lived for 19 years [0671].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

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