Order Afrosoricida Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 71 81 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Oryzorictes hova A. Grandidier 1870 Oryzorictes hova A. Grandidier 1870 , Rev. Mag. Zool., 22: 50 . Type Locality: "Ankaye et Antsianak" [Ankay, along the Mangoro River, near Lac Alaotra and Antsianaka, region E of Lac Alaotra, Madagascar ( Viette, 1991 )]. Vernacular Names: Mole-like Rice Tenrec . Synonyms: Oryzorictes talpoides G. Grandidier and Petit 1930 . Distribution: Northern highlands, eastern humid forest and central highlands of N, NW, E and S Madagascar . Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Subgenus Oryzorictes . Includes talpoides (see Goodman et al., 1999 a ).