Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Afrosoricida Stanhope, 1998 Suborder Tenrecomorpha Butler, 1972 Family Tenrecidae Gray, 1821 - tenrecs Subfamily Tenrecinae Gray, 1821 Genus Echinops Martin, 1838 - small Madagascar "hedgehog" 1 Echinops telfairi Martin, 1838 - lesser hedgehog-tenrec