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Tenrec

Tenrec ecaudatus

Photo by HrvojeBrzica
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Small mammal resembling a hedehog.

Habitat:

Introduced from Madagascar. Can be found al around Mahe. This particular one was photographed at Morne National Park. Also spotted one just on the hotel entrance at the sea level.

Reference Links:

EOL: Tenrec, Tailless tenrec

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Comments (7)
HrvojeBrzica
Haha unbelievable :) THX for pointing it out for me! Well, it is cool to be the first and hopefully not the only poster for this animal :) It will soon be a year ago I was on Seychelles and enjoyed the wildlife there. Something really spectacular.
Maria dB
Cool spotting - congratulations from me, too!
Ava T-B
Wow! This is the only picture of this organism (Tenrec -- Tenrec ecaudatus) on Project Noah. Sorry, no materal prize for that, but congratulations!
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PublishedDecember 27, 2011

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