lowland streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus) Lowland streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus), Mantadia, Madagascar
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Lowland streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus), Mantadia, Madagascar
Date 21 January 2010, 07:52:06
Source Flickr: Lowland Streaked Tenrec, Mantadia, Madagascar http://flickr.com/photos/42244964@N03/4315247601
Author Frank Vassen http://www.flickr.com/people/42244964@N03
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lowland_Streaked_Tenrec,_Mantadia,_Madagascar.jpg
The lowland streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus) is a small tenrec found in Madagascar. The head and body are 12.2–16.5 cm in length. The weight is about 200 grams. The streaked tenrec lives in long, shallow burrows which are usually occupied by family groups. Order: Afrosoricida, Family: Tenrecidae, Genus: Hemicentetes, Species: Hemicentetes semispinosus G. Cuvier, 1798.
