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Some facts about the
Tenrec
Adult weight : 0.9 kg (1.98 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 9 years
Female maturity :182 days
Gestation : 58 days
Weaning : 27 days
Litter size : 18
Litters per year : 2
Weight at birth : 0.021 kg (0.0462 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 0.225 kg (0.495 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 1 W
Body mass : 0.65 kg (1.43 lbs)
Temperature : 32.85 °C (91.13 °F)
Tailless tenrec
Order : Insectivora
Family : Tenrecidae
Subfamily : Tenrecinae
Species : Tenrec ecaudatus
The Tailess tenrec 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
Arable Land, Artificial / Terrestrial, Dry savanna, Forest, Grassland, Moist savanna, Pastureland, Plantations, 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 tailless tenrec
28 lbs) Tenrec ecaudatus is one of the largest living insectivores. (Full text)
Tailess Tenrec or Tenrec ecaudatus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)
Tailless TenrecThe tailless tenrec is a species of small mammal that has a long, pointed snout and spiny bristles. (Full text)
The common tenrec, Tenrec ecaudatus, is one of the world's largest insectivores. (Full text)
The tailless tenrec is classified as Tenrec ecaudatus. (Full text)
The common tenrec, Tenrec ecaudatus, is one of the world's largest insectivores. (Full text)
The common tenrec, Tenrec ecaudatus, is one of the world's largest insectivores. (Full text)
The common tenrec, Tenrec ecaudatus, is one of the world's largest insectivores. (Full text)
htm Tenrec ecaudatus is omnivorous and eats some vegetation, fruit, reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals in addition to its main diet of invertebrates. (Full text)
Tenrec ecaudatus (Common Tenrec): Narrative Tenrec ecaudatus is omnivorous and eats some vegetation, fruit, reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals in addition to its main diet of invertebrates. (Full text)
The common tenrec, Tenrec ecaudatus, is one of the world's largest insectivores. (Full text)
· The common tenrec (Tenrec ecaudatus) is one of the largest living insectivores. (Full text)
1. tailless tenrec, Tenrec ecaudatus -- (prolific animal that feeds chiefly on earthworms)tailless tenrec
Tenrec ecaudatus
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