Oryzorictes hova
| Mole-like rice tenrec | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Afrosoricida |
| Family: | Tenrecidae |
| Genus: | Oryzorictes |
| Subgenus: | Oryzorictes |
| Species: | O. hova |
| Binomial name | |
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Oryzorictes hova A. Grandidier, 1870 |
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| Mole-like rice tenrec range | |
| Synonyms | |
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talpoides G. Grandidier & Petit, 1930 |
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talpoides G. Grandidier & Petit, 1930
The mole-like rice tenrec (Oryzorictes hova), also known as the fossorial tenrec or hova rice tenrec, is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, swamps, freshwater lakes, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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