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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. [3] Its natural habitats are in tropical lowland rain forests in northern and eastern parts of Madagascar.
Meet the Lowland streaked tenrec.This animal resembles both a hedgehog and a shrew. But its most notable feature is its bright yellow and black colored quills. These unusual creatures only exist ...
A tenrec (/ ˈ t ɛ n r ɛ k /) is a mammal belonging to any species within the afrotherian family Tenrecidae, which is endemic to Madagascar. [2] Tenrecs are a very diverse group; as a result of adaptive radiation and exhibit convergent evolution , [ 3 ] some resemble hedgehogs , shrews , opossums , rats , and mice .
There are two species in the genus Hemicentetes, H. semispinosus and H. nigriceps both are found only on Madagascar.Lowland streaked tenrecs (H. semispinosus) are found in the rainforests on the east side of the island and highland streaked tenrecs (H. nigriceps) are found in humid forest and plateau savanna boundary habitat in the central upland portion of Madagascar.
Tenrecomorpha is the suborder of otter shrews and tenrecs, a group of afrotherian mammals indigenous to equatorial Africa and Madagascar, respectively. [2] [3] The two families are thought to have split about 47–53 million years ago.
Highland streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes nigriceps) Lowland streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus) Genus Tenrec. Common tenrec (Tenrec ecaudatus) Suborder Chrysochloridea (golden moles) Family Chrysochloridae (golden moles) Subfamily Chrysochlorinae (11 species) Genus Carpitalpa. Arends' golden mole (Carpitalpa arendsi) Genus Chlorotalpa
Mole-like rice tenrec Lesser hedgehog tenrec Highland streaked tenrec Lowland streaked tenrec Greater hedgehog tenrec Tailless tenrec. The afrotherian order Afrosoricida contains the golden moles and otter shrews of sub-Saharan Africa and the tenrecs of Madagascar, families of small mammals that were traditionally part of the order Insectivora.
Afrosoricida is an order of placental mammals.Members of this order are called afrosoricids, and include golden moles, otter shrews, and tenrecs.They are found in Africa, generally in forests, but also inland wetlands, shrublands, and grasslands.