Rice tenrec
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Genus: | Oryzorictes Grandidier, 1870
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Rice tenrecs are the two species in the genus Oryzorictes. They are mammals in the Tenrecidae family. It contains the following species:
- Mole-like Rice Tenrec (Oryzorictes hova)
- Four-toed Rice Tenrec (Oryzorictes tetradactylus)
References
- ^ 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.