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Some facts about the
Greater hedgehog tenrec
Adult weight : 0.225 kg (0.495 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 14 years
Female maturity :198 days
Male maturity : 258 days
Gestation : 54 days
Weaning : 24 days
Litter size : 3
Litters per year : 1
Weight at birth : 0.025 kg (0.055 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 1 W
Body mass : 0.428 kg (0.9416 lbs)
Temperature : 31.85 °C (89.33 °F)
Greater hedgehog tenrec or Madagascan hedgehog
Order : Insectivora
Family : Tenrecidae
Subfamily : Tenrecinae
Species : Setifer setosus
The Greater hedgehog tenrec, large madagascar hedgehog is listed as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
MadagascarHabitats
Artificial / Terrestrial, Dry savanna, Forest, Grassland, Moist savanna, Rural Gardens, Savanna, Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry forest, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Grassland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical High Altitude Grassland, Subtropical / Tropical High Altitude Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Montane, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Shrubland and Urban Areas
Facts about the greater hedgehog tenrec or Madagascan hedgehog
The differences are such that even the greater hedgehog tenrec (Setifer setosus) is not the same genus as the lesser hedgehog tenrec.
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