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Lesser hedgehog tenrec

Echinops telfairi Martin, 1838

LCLeast Concernmammals

The lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi) is a species in the family Tenrecidae, order Afrosoricida. Recorded adults weigh 166.1 g to 180 g and live up to 13 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi)
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Quick facts about the lesser hedgehog tenrec

Weight
166.1 g – 180 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
13 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
19 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
57.8 days – 64 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
5.49src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
9.15 months – 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lesser hedgehog tenrec live?

Not recorded

What is the lesser hedgehog tenrec?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is the only species in the genus Echinops and is named in honour of Charles Telfair. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, shrubland, and shrubland and dry savanna.

From the Wikipedia article “Lesser hedgehog tenrec” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lesser_hedgehog_tenrec&oldid=1380913728), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the lesser hedgehog tenrec endangered?

The lesser hedgehog tenrec is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the lesser hedgehog tenrec classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderAfrosoricida
  5. familyTenrecidae
  6. genusEchinops
  7. SpeciesEchinops telfairi Martin, 1838
Other names and names in other languages (23)
  • طنرق القنفذ الصغيرArabic
  • Tenrec espinós petitCatalan
  • bodlín TelfairůvCzech
  • Kleiner IgeltanrekGerman
  • Igel-TenrekGerman
  • Kleiner IgeltenrekGerman
  • Telfairs IgeltanrekGerman
  • Μικρή Ανγκαθώδης ΜυγαλήGreek
  • Tenrec erizo menorSpanish
  • Tenrec-erizo MenorSpanish
  • pikkusiilitanrekkiFinnish
  • Petit hérisson-tenrecFrench
  • Petit tenrec-hérissonFrench
  • Tenrec riccio minoreItalian
  • ヒメハリテンレックJapanese
  • ヒメテンレックJapanese
  • TambotrikaMalagasy
  • DvergpiggsvintenrekNorwegian Bokmål
  • Kleine EgeltenrekDutch
  • Tenrek mniejszyPolish
  • tenreczynek jeżowatyPolish
  • Малый ежовый тенрекRussian
  • Kirpimsi Ķüçük TenrekTurkish

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the lesser hedgehog tenrec

Other species in the same family Tenrecidae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the lesser hedgehog tenrec?

An adult lesser hedgehog tenrec weighs 166.1 g – 180 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lesser hedgehog tenrec endangered?

The lesser hedgehog tenrec is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the lesser hedgehog tenrec live?

The lesser hedgehog tenrec has a recorded lifespan of 13 years.

How long is the lesser hedgehog tenrec pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 57.8 days – 64 days.

What kind of animal is the lesser hedgehog tenrec?

The lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi) belongs to the family Tenrecidae in the order Afrosoricida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-hedgehog-tenrec

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{lesser_hedgehog_tenrec_2026,
  title = {Lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-hedgehog-tenrec},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}