ten·rec 
(tĕnrĕk′) also tan·rec (tän-)
(tĕnrĕk′) also tan·rec (tän-)n.
Any of various insectivorous often nocturnal mammals of the family Tenrecidae of Madagascar and parts of central Africa.
[French, from Malagasy tandraka.]
tenreclesser hedgehog tenrec
Echinops telfairi