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Greater hedgehog tenrec
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<p>The greater hedgehog tenrec (<i>Setifer setosus</i>), also known as the large Madagascar hedgehog or sokina, is a species of <a href="/facts/Mammal/phSwTzBo">mammal</a> in the family <a href="/facts/Tenrecidae/mKlv2USc">Tenrecidae</a>. It is <a href="/facts/Endemic/xt4IpIsl">endemic</a> to <a href="/facts/Madagascar/ez12IAcY">Madagascar</a>. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical forests, shrubland and grassland, <a href="/facts/Savanna/M0tPdd1l">savanna</a>, rural gardens, and urban areas. </p><p>It is the <a href="/facts/Monotypic_taxon/QvoM9aGP">only species</a> in the <a href="/facts/Genus/m8EFjSms">genus</a> <i>Setifer</i>. Despite the close resemblance, it is not closely related to <a href="/facts/Hedgehog/t0B8ft9X">hedgehogs</a>. Similarly to hedgehogs, <a href="/facts/Neoplasia/K0ytzmPz">neoplasia</a> is common within the species and plays a significant role in morbidity and mortality. </p>