Tenrec species

Within the subfamily of ‘Real tenrecs’ there’s ony 5 species. However, there’s also a subfamily of Rice tenrecs, a subfamily of Rice and shrew tenrecs and the subfamily of the Large-eared tenrec. All of these are within the family of Tenrecs and include a total of 33 species. These do not include extinct species.

• Tenrec species
  • Geogalinae
    • Geogale
      • Geogale aurita – Large-eared tenrec
  • Tenrecinae
    • Echinops
      • Echinops telfairi – Lesser hedgehog tenrec
    • Hemicentetes
      • Hemicentetes nigriceps – Highland streaked tenrec
      • Hemicentetes semispinosus – Lowland streaked tenrec
    • Setifer
      • Setifer setosus – Greater hedgehog tenrec
    • Tenrec
      • Tenrec ecaudatus – Common tenrec
  • Oryzorictinae
    • Microgale
      • Microgale brevicaudata – Short-tailed shrew tenrec
      • Microgale cowani – Cowan’s shrew tenrec
      • Microgale drouhardi – Drouhard’s shrew tenrec
      • Microgale dryas – Dryad shrew tenrec
      • Microgale fotsifotsy – Pale shrew tenrec
      • Microgale gracilis – Gracile shrew tenrec
      • Microgale grandidieri – Grandidier’s shrew tenrec
      • Microgale gymnorhyncha – Naked-nosed shrew tenrec
      • Microgale jenkinsae – Jenkins’s shrew tenrec
      • Microgale jobihely – Northern shrew tenrec
      • Microgale longicaudata – Lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec
      • Microgale majori – Major’s long-tailed tenrec
      • Microgale mergulus – Web-footed tenrec
      • Microgale monticola – Montane shrew tenrec
      • Microgale nasoloi – Nasolo’s shrew tenrec
      • Microgale parvula – Pygmy shrew tenrec
      • Microgale principula – Greater long-tailed shrew tenrec
      • Microgale pusilla – Least shrew tenrec
      • Microgale soricoides – Shrew-toothed shrew tenrec
      • Microgale taiva – Taiva shrew tenrec
      • Microgale thomasi – Thomas’s shrew tenrec
    • Nesogale
      • Nesogale dobsoni – Dobson’s shrew tenrec
      • Nesogale talazaci – Talazac’s shrew tenrec
    • Oryzorictes
      • Oryzorictes hova – Mole-like rice tenrec
      • Oryzorictes tetradactylus – Four-toed rice tenrec