Oryzorictes hova
A. Grandidier, 1870
Mole-like Rice Tenrec
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Atlantogenata |
Superorder | : Afrotheria |
Order | : Afrosoricida |
Suborder | : Tenrecomorpha |
Family | : Tenrecidae |
Subfamily | : Oryzorictinae |
Genus | : Oryzorictes |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Grandidier, A. 1870-02. Description de quelques animaux nouveaux, découverts à Madagascar, en novembre 1869. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée (2)22:49-50.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33761478Original name as described
Oryzorictes hova
Other common names
Fossorial Tenrec · Hova Mole Tenrec · Hova Rice Tenrec
Type material
MNHN-ZM-MO-1887-874
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1887-874Type locality
"Ankaye et Antsianak." Restricted by P. Viette in 1991 to Ankay, along the Mangoro River, near Lac Alaotra and Antsianaka, region east of Lac Alaotra, Madagascar.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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