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Tenrec Species Profile:

Lowland Streaked Tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus) (G. Cuvier, 1798)

by David G. Kupitz, Bünde, Germany. Published February 25, 2022.

Lowland Streaked Tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus) - Andasibe - Madagascar - Copyright Harald Schütz

Lowland Streaked Tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus) - Tsinjoarivo - Madagascar - Copyright Harald Schütz

Taxonomy

Family: Tenrecidae	Tenrecs
Subfamily: Tenrecinae	Spiny Tenrecs
Genus: Hemicentetes	Streaked Tenrecs
Species: Hemicentetes semispinosus	Lowland Streaked Tenrec

Malagasy names: sora, tsora, ambiko

Lowland Streaked Tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus) - infant - Tsinjoarivo - Madagascar - Copyright Harald Schütz