Lowland Streaked Tenrec
Hemicentetes semispinosus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 130
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The lowland streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus) is a small tenrec found in Madagascar. It belongs to the family Tenrecidae in the order Afrosoricida, and more specifically to the subfamily of the spiny tenrecs Tenrecinae. Its natural habitats are in tropical lowland rain forests in northern and eastern parts of Madagascar. It is very closely related to the highland streaked tenrec.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Lowland streaked tenrec”.