Greater Hedgehog Tenrec[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Afrosoricida
Family:	Tenrecidae
Genus:	Setifer Froriep, 1806
Species:	S. setosus
Binomial name
Setifer setosus (Schreber, 1778)
Synonyms
Dasogale fontoynonti Grandidier, 1929

The Greater Hedgehog Tenrec or Large Madagascar Hedgehog (Setifer setosus) is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rural gardens, and urban areas.^[2]

It is the only species in the genus Setifer.^[1]

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v • d • e Extant Afrosoricida species Kingdom Animalia · Phylum Chordata · Class Mammalia · Infraclass Eutheria · Superorder Afrotheria   Suborder Tenrecomorpha (Tenrecs) Geogalinae Geogale Large-eared Tenrec (G. aurita) Oryzorictinae Limnogale Web-footed Tenrec (L. mergulus) Microgale Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec (M. brevicaudata) · Cowan's Shrew Tenrec (M. cowani) · Dobson's Shrew Tenrec (M. dobsoni) · Drouhard's Shrew Tenrec (M. drouhardi) · Dryad Shrew Tenrec (M. dryas) · Pale Shrew Tenrec (M. fotsifotsy) · Gracile Shrew Tenrec (M. gracilis) · Naked-nosed Shrew Tenrec (M. gymnorhyncha) · Lesser Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec (M. longicaudata) · Montane Shrew Tenrec (M. monticola) · Nasolo's Shrew Tenrec (M. nasoloi) · Pygmy Shrew Tenrec (M. parvula) · Greater Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec (M. principula) · Least Shrew Tenrec (M. pusilla) · Shrew-toothed Shrew Tenrec (M. soricoides) · Taiva Shrew Tenrec (M. taiva) · Talazac's Shrew Tenrec (M. talazaci) · Thomas's Shrew Tenrec (M. thomasi) Oryzorictes (Rice tenrecs) Mole-like Rice Tenrec (O. hova) · Four-toed Rice Tenrec (O. tetradactylus) Potamogalinae Micropotamogale Nimba Otter Shrew (M. lamottei) · Ruwenzori Otter Shrew (M. ruwenzorii) Potamogale Giant Otter Shrew (P. velox) Tenrecinae Echinops Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (E. telfairi) Hemicentetes Highland Streaked Tenrec (H. nigriceps) · Lowland Streaked Tenrec (H. semispinosus) Setifer Greater Hedgehog Tenrec (S. setosus) Tenrec Tail-less Tenrec (T. ecaudatus)   Suborder Chrysochloridea (Golden moles) Chrysochlorinae Carpitalpa Arend's Golden Mole (C. arendsi) Chlorotalpa Duthie's Golden Mole (C. duthieae) · Sclater's Golden Mole (C. sclateri) Chrysochloris Subgenus Chrysochloris: Cape Golden Mole (C. asiatica) · Visagie's Golden Mole (C. visagiei) Subgenus Kilimatalpa: Stuhlmann's Golden Mole (C. stuhlmanni) Chrysospalax Giant Golden Mole (C. trevelyani) · Rough-haired Golden Mole (C. villosus) Cryptochloris De Winton's Golden Mole (C. wintoni) · Van Zyl's Golden Mole (C. zyli) Eremitalpa Grant's Golden Mole (E. granti) Amblysominae Amblysomus Fynbos Golden Mole (A. corriae) · Hottentot Golden Mole (A. hottentotus) · Marley's Golden Mole (A. marleyi) · Robust Golden Mole (A. robustus) · Highveld Golden Mole (A. septentrionalis) Calcochloris Subgenus Huetia: Congo Golden Mole (C. leucorhinus) Subgenus Calcochloris: Yellow Golden Mole (C. obtusirostris) Subgenus incertae sedis: Somali Golden Mole (C. tytonis) Neamblysomus Gunning's Golden Mole (N. gunningi) · Juliana's Golden Mole (N. julianae)

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