Mole-like rice tenrec
| Mole-like rice tenrec | |
|---|---|
| in Andasibe-Mantadia National Park | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Afrosoricida |
| Suborder: | Tenrecomorpha |
| Family: | Tenrecidae |
| Genus: | Oryzorictes |
| Species: | O. hova |
| Binomial name | |
| Oryzorictes hova A. Grandidier, 1870 | |
| Mole-like rice tenrec range | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Oryzorictes talpoides G. Grandidier & Petit, 1930 | |
The mole-like rice tenrec (Oryzorictes hova), also known as the fossorial tenrec or hova rice tenrec, is a species of mammal in the tenrec family. Like all other tenrecs, it is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist forests, swamps, freshwater lakes, and irrigated or seasonally flooded agricultural land.