Kingdom Animalia Order Afrosoricida Genus Oryzorictes Scientific name Oryzorictes hova Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Tenrecidae Subgenus Oryzorictes Higher classification Rice tenrec | |
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Similar Rice tenrec, Four‑toed rice tenrec, Lesser long‑tailed shrew ten, Talazac's shrew tenrec, Dryad shrew tenrec | ||
The mole-like rice tenrec (Oryzorictes hova), also known as the fossorial tenrec or hova rice tenrec, is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, swamps, freshwater lakes, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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