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Tenrec Species
The following classification has been assembled by members of the IUCN Afrotheria Specialist Group. Taxonomy follows Everson KM, Soarimalala V, Goodman SM, Olson LE (2016): Multiple loci and complete taxonomic sampling resolve the phylogeny and biogeographic history of tenrecs (Mammalia: Tenrecidae) and reveal higher speciation rates in Madagascar's humid forests. Systematic Biology 65: 890-909. The scientific name for each species is followed by the current IUCN Red List categories of threat:
| [LC] = Least Concern | [EN] = Endangered | [NT] = Near Threatened | |
| [CR] = Critically Endangered | [VU] = Vulnerable | [EX] = Extinct | [DD] = Data Deficient |
Illustrations are by Frithjof Spangenberg.
| Superorder: Afrotheria | ||
| Order: Afrosoricida | ||
| Suborder: Tenrecomorpha (34 living and one extinct species) | ||
| Family: Tenrecidae (31 living and one extinct species) | Tenrecs | |
| Subfamily: Tenrecinae | Spiny Tenrecs | |
| Genus: Echinops | ||
| Species: Echinops telfairi [LC] | Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec |  |
| Genus: Hemicentetes | Streaked Tenrecs | |
| Species: Hemicentetes nigriceps [LC]
(syn. Hemicentetes semispinosus nigriceps) |
Highland Streaked Tenrec |  |
| Species: Hemicentetes semispinosus [LC] | Lowland Streaked Tenrec |  |
| Genus: Setifer | ||
| Species: Setifer setosus [LC]
(syn. Dasogale fontoynonti) |
Greater Hedgehog Tenrec |  |
| Genus: Tenrec | ||
| Species: Tenrec ecaudatus [LC]
(syn. Centetes ecaudatus) |
Tail-less Tenrec |  |
| Subfamily: Geogalinae | ||
| Species: Geogale aurita [LC] | Large-eared Tenrec |  |
| Subfamily: Oryzorictinae | Furred Tenrecs | |
| Genus: Microgale | Shrew Tenrecs | |
| Species: Microgale brevicaudata [LC]
(syn. Microgale breviceps) (syn. Paramicrogale occidentalis) |
Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec |  |
| Species: Microgale cowani [LC]
(syn. Microgale crassipes) (syn. Microgale longirostris) (syn. Microgale cowani nigrescens) |
Cowan's Shrew Tenrec |  |
| Species: Microgale drouhardi [LC] | Drouhard's Shrew Tenrec |  |
| Species: Microgale dryas [VU] | Dryad Shrew Tenrec |  |
| Species: Microgale fotsifotsy [LC] | Pale Shrew Tenrec |  |
| Species: Microgale gracilis [LC] | Gracile Shrew Tenrec |  |
| Species: Microgale grandidieri [LC] | Grandidier's Shrew Tenrec |  |
| Species: Microgale gymnorhyncha [LC] | Naked-nosed Shrew Tenrec |  |
| Species: Microgale jenkinsae [EN] | Jenkins' Shrew Tenrec | |
| Species: Microgale jobihely [EN] | Northern Shrew Tenrec | |
| Species: Microgale longicaudata [LC]
(syn. Microgale prolixacaudata) |
Lesser Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec | |
| Species: †Microgale macpheei [EX] | MacPhee's Shrew Tenrec | |
| Species: Microgale majori [LC] | Major's Shrew Tenrec | |
| Species: Microgale mergulus [VU]
(syn. Limnogale mergulus) |
Web-footed Tenrec | |
| Species: Microgale monticola [VU] | Montane Shrew Tenrec | |
| Species: Microgale nasoloi [VU] | Nasolo's Shrew Tenrec | |
| Species: Microgale parvula [LC]
(syn. Microgale pulla) |
Pygmy Shrew Tenrec | |
| Species: Microgale principula [LC]
(syn. Microgale decaryi) (syn. Microgale sorella) |
Greater Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec | |
| Species: Microgale pusilla [LC] | Least Shrew Tenrec | |
| Species: Microgale soricoides [LC] | Shrew-toothed Shrew Tenrec | |
| Species: Microgale taiva [LC] | Taiva Shrew Tenrec | |
| Species: Microgale thomasi [LC] | Thomas' Shrew Tenrec | |
| Genus: Nesogale | Large-bodied Shrew Tenrecs | |
| Species: Nesogale dobsoni [LC] | Dobson's Shrew Tenrec | |
| Species: Nesogale talazaci [LC] | Talazac's Shrew Tenrec | |
| Genus: Oryzorictes | Rice Tenrecs | |
| Species: Oryzorictes hova [LC]
(syn. Oryzorictes talpoides) |
Mole-like Rice Tenrec | Species: Oryzorictes tetradactylus [DD] | Four-toed Rice Tenrec |
| Family: Potamogalidae (3 species) | Otter Shrews | |
| Genus: Potamogale | ||
| Species: Potamogale velox [LC] | Giant Otter Shrew | |
| Genus: Micropotamogale | ||
| Species: Micropotamogale lamottei [VU] | Nimba Otter Shrew | |
| Species: Micropotamogale ruwenzorii [LC] | Ruwenzori Otter Shrew |
