Rice tenrec

Rice tenrecs [1]
Oryzoryctes hova
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Afrosoricida
Suborder:	Tenrecomorpha
Family:	Tenrecidae
Subfamily:	Oryzorictinae
Genus:	Oryzorictes Grandidier, 1870
Type species
Oryzorictes hova Grandidier, 1870
Species
Oryzorictes hova Oryzorictes tetradactylus
Red: Oryzorictes hova , Blue: Oryzorictes tetradactylus , Purple: both species
Synonyms [1]
OryzoryctesTrouessart, 1879 NesoryctesThomas, 1918

Rice tenrecs are the two species in the Malagasy genus Oryzorictes. They are mammals in the family Tenrecidae. It contains the following species:

• Mole-like rice tenrec (Oryzorictes hova)
• Four-toed rice tenrec (Oryzorictes tetradactylus)

References

1. Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 75. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.