The
greater hedgehog tenrec or
large Madagascar hedgehog or
sokina (
Setifer setosus) is a species of
mammal in the family
Tenrecidae. It is
endemic to
Madagascar. Its natural
habitats are subtropical or tropical dry
forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist
montane forests, dry
savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry
shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland
grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rural gardens, and
urban areas.