---
title: "Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec"
description: "Echinops telfairi — Ssaki. The lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/lesser-hedgehog-tenrec
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec

> Echinops telfairi — Ssaki. The lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi) is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae.

- Scientific name: *Echinops telfairi*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 205
- Wikidata: [Q613836](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q613836)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42437](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42437)

## Names

- en: Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec
- de: Kleiner Igeltenrek
- es: Tenrec-erizo Menor
- fr: Petit tenrec-hérisson
- nl: Kleine egeltenrek

## Countries with the most observations

MG (152)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_hedgehog_tenrec

## Photo

![Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-hedgehog-tenrec/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/253622164

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lesser-hedgehog-tenrec?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).