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Tenrec

Tenrec ecaudatus

Description:

Small mammal resembling a hedehog.

Habitat:

Introduced from Madagascar. Can be found al around Mahe. This particular one was photographed at Morne National Park. Also spotted one just on the hotel entrance at the sea level.

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7 Comments

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

Sweet!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

How adorable!

Christiane
Christiane 11 years ago

WOW.. I never knew these existed..

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

Great spotting :)

HrvojeBrzica
HrvojeBrzica 11 years ago

Haha unbelievable :) THX for pointing it out for me!
Well, it is cool to be the first and hopefully not the only poster for this animal :)
It will soon be a year ago I was on Seychelles and enjoyed the wildlife there. Something really spectacular.

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Cool spotting - congratulations from me, too!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

Wow! This is the only picture of this organism (Tenrec --
Tenrec ecaudatus) on Project Noah. Sorry, no materal prize for that, but congratulations!

HrvojeBrzica
Spotted by
HrvojeBrzica

Victoria, Seychelles

Spotted on Dec 27, 2011
Submitted on Dec 27, 2011

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