Mole-like rice tenrec (Oryzorictes hova) Also known as: Fossorial tenrec, Hova mole tenrec, Hova rice tenrec
The mole-like rice tenrec is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland/montane forest, swamps, freshwater lakes, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is, however, listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, presence in a number of protected areas, as it has tolerance to a degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a threatened category. Therefore, in spite of ongoing loss of tenrec habitat across Madagascar it is not thought that this species is currently threatened.
Classification Animalia - Chordata - Mammalia - Eutheria - Atlantogenata - Afrotheria - Afroinsectiphilia - Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae - Oryzorictinae - Oryzorictes - O. hova
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