Echinops telfairi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenrecomorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Afroinsectiphilia Cladus: Afroinsectivora Ordo: Afrosoricida Subordo: Tenrecomorpha

Familia: Tenrecidae
Subfamilia: Tenrecinae
Genus: Echinops
Species: Echinops telfairi

Name

Echinops telfairi Martin, 1838: 17

Type locality: Madagascar

Eponymy: William Telfair [Martin, 1838: 17]

References

Primary references

Martin, W. 1838. On a New Genus of Insectivorous Mammalia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 6: 17–19. BHL Reference page.

Links

Echinops telfairi in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Echinops telfairi Martin, 1838 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
IUCN: Echinops telfairi Martin, 1838 (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

català: Tenrec espinós petit
čeština: Bodlín Telfairův
Deutsch: Kleiner Igeltenrek
Ελληνικά: Μικρή Ανγκαθώδης Μυγαλή
English: Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec
español: Tenrec erizo menor
français: Petit Tenrec-hérisson
日本語: ヒメハリテンレック
polski: Tenrek mniejszy

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