Oryzorictes tetradactylus
A. Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier, 1882
Four-toed 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
Milne-Edwards, A. and Grandidier, A. 1882-04-01. Description. d'une nouvelle espèce d'insectivore de Madagascar. Le Naturaliste 4(7):55.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33927207Original name as described
Oryzorictes tetradactylus
Other common names
Four-toed Mole Tenrec
Type material
MNHN-ZM-MO-1887-873
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1887-873Type locality
"du plateau d'Emirne." Restricted by P. Viette in 1991 to Imerina, Madagascar.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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