Rice tenrec

Rice tenrecs are the two species in the Malagasy genus Oryzorictes. They are mammals in the family Tenrecidae. It contains the following species:

• Mole-like rice tenrec (Oryzorictes hova)
• Four-toed rice tenrec (Oryzorictes tetradactylus)

Rice tenrecs[1]
Oryzoryctes hova
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Afrosoricida
Suborder:	Tenrecomorpha
Family:	Tenrecidae
Subfamily:	Oryzorictinae
Genus:	Oryzorictes Grandidier, 1870
Type species
Oryzorictes hova Grandidier, 1870
Species
Oryzorictes hova Oryzorictes tetradactylus
Red: Oryzorictes hova, Blue: Oryzorictes tetradactylus, Purple: both species
Synonyms[1]
Oryzoryctes Trouessart, 1879 Nesoryctes Thomas, 1918