Tenrec Resources and Information

Tenrec Species Profile:

Lowland Streaked Tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus) (G. Cuvier, 1798)

by David G. Kupitz, Bünde, Germany. Published February 25, 2022. Updated October 26, 2025.

Hemicentetes semispinosus, Lowland streaked tenrec - Copyright www.tenrec.org - Illustrator: Frithjof Spangenberg

Lowland Streaked Tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus) - Andasibe - Madagascar - Copyright Harald Schütz

Lowland Streaked Tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus) - Tsinjoarivo - Madagascar - Copyright Harald Schütz

Taxonomy

Family: Tenrecidae	Tenrecs
Subfamily: Tenrecinae	Spiny tenrecs
Genus: Hemicentetes	Streaked tenrecs
Species: Hemicentetes semispinosus	Lowland streaked tenrec

Malagasy names: sora, tsora, ambiko

Lowland Streaked Tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus) - infant - Tsinjoarivo - Madagascar - Copyright Harald Schütz