Tenrec ecaudatus (Schreber, 1778)

Jackson, Stephen M., Jansen, Justin J. F. J., Baglione, Gabrielle & Callou, Cécile, 2021, Mammals collected and illustrated by the Baudin Expedition to Australia and Timor (1800 - 1804): A review of the current taxonomy of specimens in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle de Paris and the illustrations in the Muséum d’Histoire naturelle du Havre, Zoosystema 43 (21), pp. 387-548 : 419-420

Erinaceus ecaudatus Schreber, 1778

( Figs 121-123 )

Erinaceus ecaudatus Schreber, 1778: 590 , Pl. 165.

COMMON NAME. — Tail-less Tenrec .

CURRENT NAME. — Tenrec ecaudatus (Schreber, 1778) .

See Bronner & Jenkins (2005: 76).

COLLECTOR/S. — No data.

COLLECTION LOCALITY. — No data.

COMMENT. — The species occurs on Madagascar and has been introduced to Réunion Island, Mauritius, the Seychelles, and possibly Comoros ( Jenkins 2018: 164).

COLLECTION DATE. — Between 7 August and 16 December 1803.

SPECIMEN NUMBER/S. — No data.

COMMENTS. — The notes associated with this species suggest it was observed on Île de France ( Mauritius) ( Péron 1804a).

ILLUSTRATIONS. — Illustrated by Charles-Alexandre Lesueur – Muséum d’Histoire naturelle du Havre, Inv. no. 80111 ( Fig. 121 ; living animal, skull and feet), Inv. no. 80112 and 80113 ( Figs 122 , 123 ; sketch of living animal).

Figures

FIG. 121. — Erinaceus ecaudatus Schreber,1778.Madagascar.Charles-Alexandre Lesueur.Watercolour,ink and pencil – 25 × 40 cm.Inv.no.80111.Credits:MHNH.

FIG. 122. — Erinaceus ecaudatus Schreber, 1778. Madagascar. Charles-Alexandre Lesueur. Pencil and ink – 24 × 33 cm. Inv. no. 80112. Credits: MHNH.

FIG. 123. — Erinaceus ecaudatus Schreber, 1778. Madagascar. Charles-Alexandre Lesueur. Pencil and ink – 16 × 18 cm. Inv. no. 80113. Credits: MHNH.