The Greater Hedgehog Tenrec is endangered due to habitat loss caused by deforestation, agriculture, and human development. Additionally, they face threats from invasive species and being hunted by humans for food and traditional medicine. Climate change is also impacting their survival by altering their habitats and food availability.
Drouhard's Shrew Tenrec was created in 1934.
Dobson's Shrew Tenrec was created in 1884.
Cowan's Shrew Tenrec was created in 1882.
Dryad shrew tenrec was created in 1992.
Short-tailed shrew tenrec was created in 1899.
A tenrec typically weighs between 3.5 to 15.3 ounces (100 to 434 grams), depending on the species.
A Madagascar insectivore is a tenrec.
Striped mongoose + porcupine
It eats insects on the island of madigascar.
My pet tenrec (lesser Madagscan hedgehog tenrec) forages for cockcroaches, crickets, cutworms and beetles in the garden in the late afternoons. The only insects that she has ignored, are stinkbugs. Baby mice (pinkies) are an occasional snack. Captive food favourites are cat pellets in a little milk or fruit juice, and defrosted frozen diced vegetables - she does not eat peas! Superworms and mealworms from petshops are fed in small quantities
The mammal with the largest litters is the Common Tenrec, who produces an average of 18 babies per litter.