A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Tenrecidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lesser Hedgehog TenrecEchinops telfairi Martin, 1838 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Large-eared TenrecGeogale aurita A. Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier, 1872 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Highland Streaked TenrecHemicentetes nigriceps Günther, 1875 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lowland Streaked TenrecHemicentetes semispinosus (G. Cuvier, 1798) | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Short-tailed Shrew TenrecMicrogale brevicaudata G. Grandidier, 1899 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cowan's Shrew TenrecMicrogale cowani Thomas, 1882 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Drouhard's Shrew TenrecMicrogale drouhardi G. Grandidier, 1934 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dryad Shrew TenrecMicrogale dryas Jenkins, 1992 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pale Shrew TenrecMicrogale fotsifotsy Jenkins, Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1997 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grandidier's Shrew TenrecMicrogale grandidieri Olson et al., 2009 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Naked-nosed Shrew TenrecMicrogale gymnorhyncha Jenkins, Goodman & Raxworthy, 1996 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser Long-tailed Shrew TenrecMicrogale longicaudata Thomas, 1882 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Web-footed TenrecMicrogale mergulus (Major, 1896) | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Montane Shrew TenrecMicrogale monticola Goodman & Jenkins, 1998 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nasolo's Shrew TenrecMicrogale nasoloi Jenkins & Goodman, 1999 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pygmy Shrew TenrecMicrogale parvula G. Grandidier, 1934 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Greater Long-tailed Shrew TenrecMicrogale principula Thomas, 1926 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Least Shrew TenrecMicrogale pusilla Major, 1896 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Shrew-toothed Shrew TenrecMicrogale soricoides Jenkins, 1993 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Taiva Shrew TenrecMicrogale taiva Major, 1896 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thomas's Shrew TenrecMicrogale thomasi Major, 1896 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dobson's Shrew TenrecNesogale dobsoni (Thomas, 1884) | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hova rice tenrecOryzorictes hova A. Grandidier, 1870 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Four-toed Rice TenrecOryzorictes tetradactylus A. Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier, 1882 | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Greater Hedgehog TenrecSetifer setosus (Schreber, 1778) | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tail-less TenrecTenrec ecaudatus (Schreber, 1778) | TenrecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.