ASIATIC HED^JEHOG. 
counts given by different naturalists of this 
curious little animal. 
The Tanrecs, or Tendracs," says BufFon, 
thus making them synonimous, " are small 
East Indian animals, which have some resem« 
blance to our Hedgehog, but differ so much 
from it as to constitute a distin6l species. 
This is apparent, independent of inspe6tIon or 
comparison ; for they never roll tliemselves 
up into a ball, like the Hedgehog : and, be- 
sides, the Tanrecs are found in Madagascar ; 
where there are, also, Hedgehogs of the same 
kind with ours, which bear not the name of 
Tanrcc, but are called Sora. There seems to 
be two species, or perhaps two races, of I'an- 
recs. The first, which is nearly as large as 
our Hedgehog, has a muzzle proportionably 
longer than the second ; it's ears are also more 
apparent ; and it has fewer bristles than tlie 
other, to which we liave given the name of 
Tendrac, to distinguish it from the first. This 
Tendrac is not larger than a large rat. It's 
muzzle and ears are shorter than those of the 
Tanrec ; which last is covered with smaller 
bristles, but equally numerous with those of 
the 
