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

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scientific name	Tenrec ecaudatus (Schreber, 1778)
status

Treatment

Erinaceus ecaudatus Schreber, 1778

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

COMMON NAME. — Tail-less Tenrec .

CURRENT NAME. — Tenrec ecaudatus (Schreber, 1778) View in CoL .

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 View FIG ; living animal, skull and feet), Inv. no. 80112 and 80113 ( Figs 122 View FIG , 123 View FIG ; sketch of living animal).

References

BRONNER G. N. & JENKINS P. D. 2005. - Order Afrosoricida, in WILSON D. E. & REEDER D. M. (eds) Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Third Edition: 71 - 81.

JENKINS P. D. 2018. - Family Tenrecidae (Tenrecs and shrew tenrecs), in WILSON D. E. & MITTERMEIER R. A. (eds) Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 8. Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona: 134 - 172.

PERON F. 1804 a. - Diarium Zoographicum. No. XV. Ans XI et XII. Observationes generales de Collectionibus factis in Zoologia ex profectura nostra de Portu Jackson (27 Brumaire an XI) adusque Promontorium Bonae Spei inclusive (30 Pluviose an XII). Museum d'Histoire naturelle du Havre, no. 21001.

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.

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.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
SubClass	Theria
Order	Afrosoricida
Family	Tenrecidae
Genus	Tenrec