Highland streaked tenrec: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the highland streaked tenrec lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hemicentetes nigriceps
Group	Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Afrosoricida
Family	Tenrecidae

Where does the highland streaked tenrec live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the highland streaked tenrec in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Madagascar

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the highland streaked tenrec endangered?

The highland streaked tenrec’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the highland streaked tenrec?

The highland streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes nigriceps) is a mammal in the order Afrosoricida and the family Tenrecidae, genus Hemicentetes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the highland streaked tenrec

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 raises when agitated. The spines detach and remain in the body of an inquisitive predator. The function of the black-and-white pattern may be to mimic juveniles of Tenrec ecaudatus, since the parents of this species are known to be aggressively protective, and the stripes may have developed as a type of camouflage while foraging. The highland streaked tenrec uses its long snout to burrow under leaves and bark, searching for earthworms, its primary food.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Highland streaked tenrec (revision 1380907242), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1762455 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).