| Mole-like Rice Tenrec | |
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| Information | |
| Common Name | Fossorial Tenrec and Hova Rice Tenrec |
| Range | Madagascar |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Afrosoricida |
| Family | Tenrecidae |
| Genus | Oryzorictes |
| Species | Oryzorictes hova |
| Conservation Status | |
 Least Concern | |
The Mole-like rice tenrec (Oryzorictes hova), also known as the fossorial tenrec or hova rice tenrec, is a species of rice tenrec in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, swamps, freshwater lakes, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land. It is threatened by habitat loss.