Lowland streaked tenrec: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Hemicentetes semispinosus
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 lowland streaked tenrec live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lowland 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 lowland streaked tenrec endangered?

The lowland 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 lowland streaked tenrec?

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

About the lowland streaked tenrec

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. Its natural habitats are in tropical lowland rain forests in northern and eastern parts of Madagascar.

It is very closely related to the highland streaked tenrec.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lowland streaked tenrec (revision 1373717424), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q265167 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).