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Highland streaked tenrec

Highland streaked tenrec
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Tenrecidae
Subfamily: Tenrecinae
Genus: Hemicentetes
Species: H. nigriceps
Binomial name
Hemicentetes nigriceps
Gunther, 1875
Hemicentetes nigriceps range map.svg
Highland streaked tenrec range
Synonyms

Hemicentetes semispinosus nigriceps


Hemicentetes semispinosus nigriceps

The highland streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes nigriceps) is an insectivore which lives in the central upland regions of Madagascar. Its black and white striped body is covered with quills, which it will raise when agitated. The spines detach and remain in the body of an inquisitive predator. The highland streaked tenrec uses its long snout to burrow under leaves and bark, searching for earthworms, its primary food.



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