Tenrecidae
Also known as: Børstepinnsvin, Kretojeże, Tenrec, Tenrecs, Tenreker, Tenrekgiller, Tenrekowate, Tenreks
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Afrosoricida |
| Family | Tenrecidae |
| Published in | London Med. Repos. Rec. vol.15 p.301 |
| Habitat | TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 16 |
| Species records held | 55 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 80 |
| GBIF key | 9613 |
Genera in Tenrecidae
- Microgale — 32 species: Microgale brevicaudata, Microgale cowani, Microgale crassipes, Microgale decaryi, Microgale dobsoni, Microgale drouhardi, Microgale dryas, Microgale fotsifotsy
- Micropotamogale — 3 species: Micropotamogale lamotte, Micropotamogale lamottei, Micropotamogale ruwenzorii
- Oryzorictes — 3 species: Oryzorictes hova, Oryzorictes niger, Oryzorictes tetradactylus
- Geogale — 2 species: Geogale aletris, Geogale aurita
- Hemicentetes — 2 species: Hemicentetes nigriceps, Hemicentetes semispinosus
- Nesogale — 2 species: Nesogale dobsoni, Nesogale talazaci
- Protenrec — 2 species: Protenrec butleri, Protenrec tricuspis
- Arenagale — 1 species: Arenagale calcareus
- Echinops — 1 species: Echinops telfairi
- Erythrozootes — 1 species: Erythrozootes chamerpes
- Limnogale — 1 species: Limnogale mergulus
- Potamogale — 1 species: Potamogale velox
- Promicrogale — 1 species: Promicrogale namibiensis
- Setifer — 1 species: Setifer setosus
- Sperrgale — 1 species: Sperrgale minutus
- Tenrec — 1 species: Tenrec ecaudatus
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.