| Weight | Head/Body Length |
Tail Length |
Active | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenrec ecaudatus | 1-2kg |
26.5-39cm |
1cm |
Nocturnal |
| Setifer setosus | 180-280g |
16-21cm |
1cm |
Nocturnal |
| Hemicentetes semispinosus | 90-220g |
13-19cm |
|
Cathemeral |
| Limnogale mergulus | 60-90g |
12-17cm |
12-16cm |
Nocturnal |
| Microgale longicaudata | 5-12g |
6-7.5cm |
11-16cm |
? |
| Microgale thomasi | 12-16g |
7.5-9.5cm |
6-8.5cm |
Cathemeral |
| Microgale talazaci | 30-45g |
10-13cm |
12-15cm |
Cathemeral |
| Microgale dobsoni | 25-45g * |
8-11cm |
9-13cm |
? |
| Microgale parvula | 3-4g |
5-6.5cm |
4.5-6.5cm |
? |
| Microgale fotsifotsy | ~15g |
6.5-8cm |
7-9.5cm |
? |
| Microgale longirostris | ~25g |
8-10cm |
5.5-7.5cm |
? |
| Microgale cowani | 10-16g |
7-9.5cm |
6-8cm |
? |
* M. dobsoni accumulate fat in the tail in the fall and may reach up to 80g just before austral winter.
For more on tenrecs see: Tenrec Resources and Information
Garbutt, N. 1999, Mammals of Madagascar, Yale University Press