Hemicentetes

	Hemicentetes ''Hemicentetes'' is a genus of tenrec with two species, present on the island of Madagascar. Geographic Range There are two species in the genus ''Hemicentetes'', ''H. semispinosus'' and ''H. nigriceps'' both are found only on Madagascar. Lowland streaked tenrecs (''H. semispinosus'') are found in the rainforests on the east side of the island and 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 will raise when agitated. The spines detach and ...s (''H. nigriceps'') are found in humid forest and plateau savanna boundary habitat in the central upland portion of Madagascar. Habitat Lowland streaked tenrecs (''H. semispinosus'') are found in tropical rainforest habitats while highland streaked tenrecs (''H. nigriceps'') are found in both tropical rainforest and savanna habitats. Their ranges were not though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	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. Distribution and habitat It can be found on land, splashing in shallow waters or digging underground. Description Physical appearance The average body size for ''H. semispinosus'' is a length of however adults have been recorded to grow up to a maximum of . Body weight for adults of this species can range from . This species has a black spiny pelage with yellow or chestnut-brown stripes that run the length of the body. There is a median yellow stripe that runs down the rostrum along with one dorsal and two lateral stripes that mark the length of the body and may serve as a warning to pred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hemicentetes Semispinosus 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. Distribution and habitat It can be found on land, splashing in shallow waters or digging underground. Description Physical appearance The average body size for ''H. semispinosus'' is a length of however adults have been recorded to grow up to a maximum of . Body weight for adults of this species can range from . This species has a black spiny pelage with yellow or chestnut-brown stripes that run the length of the body. There is a median yellow stripe that runs down the rostrum along with one dorsal and two lateral stripes that mark the length of the body and may serve as a warning to pred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	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 will raise 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 juvenile ''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 earthworm An earthworm is a terrestrial invertebrate that belongs to the phylum Annelida. They exhibit a tube-within-a-tube body plan; they are externally segmented with corresponding internal segmentation; and they usually have setae on all segments. Th ...s, its primary food. References * {{Taxonbar, from=Q1762455 Endemic fauna of Madagascar Mammals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Afrosoricida The order Afrosoricida (a Latin-Greek compound name which means "looking like African shrews") contains the golden moles of Southern Africa, the otter shrews of equatorial Africa and the tenrecs of Madagascar. These three families of small mammals have traditionally been considered to be a part of the order Insectivora, and were later included in Lipotyphla after Insectivora was abandoned as a wastebasket taxon, before Lipotyphla was also found to be polyphyletic. Naming Some biologists use Tenrecomorpha as the name for the tenrec-golden mole clade, but Gary Bronner and Paulina Jenkins argue that Afrosoricida is more appropriate, despite their misgivings about the similarity between the name "Afrosoricida" and the unrelated shrew subgenus ''Afrosorex''. However, ''Afrosorex'' Hutterer, 1986 is a synonym of ''Crocidura'' Wagler, 1832, eliminating any confusion. Hedges discussed at length the problems with using Tenrecomorpha and other proposed names for this clade of mammals other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mammal Genera There are currently 1,258 genera, 156 families, 27 orders, and around 5,937 recognized living species of mammal. Mammalian taxonomy is in constant flux as many new species are described and recategorized within their respective genera and families. The taxonomy represented here is a compilation of the most logical and up-to-date information on mammalian taxonomy from many sources, the main ones being ''Handbook of the Mammals of the World'' series and ''Mammal Species of the World''. Afrosoricida Suborder Tenrecomorpha Family Tenrecidae – tenrecs and otter shrews Subfamily Geogalinae Genus ''Geogale'' – long-eared tenrec Subfamily Oryzorictinae *Genus ''Microgale'' – shrew tenrecs Genus '' Nesogale'' – shrew tenrecs Genus '' Oryzorictes'' – rice tenrecs Subfamily Tenrecinae *Genus ''Echinops'' – lesser hedgehog tenrec Genus '' Hemicentetes'' – streaked tenrec Genus ''Setifer'' – greater hedgehog tenrec Genus ''Tenrec'' – common tenre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa across the Mozambique Channel. At Madagascar is the world's List of island countries, second-largest island country, after Indonesia. The nation is home to around 30 million inhabitants and consists of the island of Geography of Madagascar, Madagascar (the List of islands by area, fourth-largest island in the world), along with numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from the Indian subcontinent around 90 million years ago, allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation. Consequently, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot; over 90% of wildlife of Madagascar, its wildlife is endemic. Human settlement of Madagascar occurred during or befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]