LESSER MADAGASCAR TENREC

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Echinops telfairi
HABITAT: Dry forest, coastal regions, scrub and semi-desert areas of Madagascar.
CONSERVATION STATUS: Least Concern
FUN FACT:
Tenrecs go through torpor when it is cold. Torpor is a hibernation-like inactivity of the body. They are excellent climbers, capable of climbing trees to find food.