Oryzorictes talpoides G. Grandidier & Petit, 1930 The mole-like rice tenrec (Oryzorictes hova), also known as the fossorial tenrec or hova rice tenrec, is a species of mammal in the tenrec family.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist forests, swamps, freshwater lakes, and irrigated or seasonally flooded agricultural land.

[2] Oryzorictes hova eats invertebrates like worms, and they spend some of their time above ground but mostly stay underground.

[4] Due to allopatric speciation, the rice tenrec has been separated into 3 distinct populations across Madagascar.

Each of these populations could be considered their own distinct species, but additional data is required for a formal description of the species.