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Tenrec Species
Updated June 4, 2022. The following classification has been assembled by members of the IUCN Afrotheria Specialist Group. Taxonomy follows Everson KM, V Soarimalala, SM Goodman & LE Olson. 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 |
| 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] | Highland Streaked Tenrec |
| Species: Hemicentetes semispinosus [LC] NEW | Lowland Streaked Tenrec |
| Genus: Setifer | |
| Species: Setifer setosus [LC] NEW | Greater Hedgehog Tenrec |
| Genus: Tenrec | |
| Species: Tenrec ecaudatus [LC] NEW | Tail-less Tenrec |
| Subfamily: Geogalinae | |
| Species: Geogale aurita [LC] | Large-eared Tenrec |
| Subfamily: Oryzorictinae | Furred Tenrecs |
| Genus: Microgale | Shrew Tenrecs |
| Species: Microgale brevicaudata [LC] NEW | Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec |
| (syn. Microgale breviceps) | |
| (syn. Paramicrogale occidentalis) | |
| Species: Microgale cowani [LC] NEW | Cowan's Shrew Tenrec |
| (syn. Microgale crassipes) | |
| (syn. Microgale longirostris) | |
| (syn. Microgale cowani nigrescens) | |
| Species: Microgale drouhardi [LC] | Drouhard's Shrew Tenrec |
| Species: Microgale dryas [VU] NEW | Dryad Shrew Tenrec |
| Species: Microgale fotsifotsy [LC] NEW | Pale Shrew Tenrec |
| Species: Microgale gracilis [LC] | Gracile Shrew Tenrec |
| Species: Microgale grandidieri [LC] NEW | 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] | Lesser Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec | (syn. Microgale prolixacaudata) |
| Species: †Microgale macpheei [EX] | MacPhee's Shrew Tenrec |
| Species: Microgale majori [LC] | Major's Shrew Tenrec |
| Species: Microgale mergulus [VU] | Web-footed Tenrec |
| (syn. Limnogale mergulus) | |
| Species: Microgale monticola [VU] | Montane Shrew Tenrec |
| Species: Microgale nasoloi [VU] | Nasolo's Shrew Tenrec |
| Species: Microgale parvula [LC] | Pygmy Shrew Tenrec |
| (syn. Microgale pulla) | |
| Species: Microgale principula [LC] | Greater Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec |
| (syn. Microgale decaryi) | |
| (syn. Microgale sorella) | |
| 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] | Mole-like Rice Tenrec | Species: Oryzorictes tetradactylus [DD] | Four-toed Rice Tenrec |
| Family: Potamogalidae (3 species) | Otter Shrews |
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Genus: Potamogale |
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Species: Potamogale velox [LC] |
Giant Otter Shrew |
| Genus: Micropotamogale | |
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Species: Micropotamogale lamottei [VU] |
Nimba Otter Shrew |
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Species: Micropotamogale ruwenzorii [LC] |
Ruwenzori Otter Shrew |
