AnAge entry for Tenrec ecaudatus

Classification (HAGRID: 01548)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Afrosoricida
                Family: Tenrecidae
                    Genus: Tenrec
Species: Tenrec ecaudatus
Common name: Tailess tenrec, or Tenrec

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

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