Highland Streaked Tenrec
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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 earthworm
s, its primary food.
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
. 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 earthworm
Earthworm
Earthworm is the common name for the largest members of Oligochaeta in the phylum Annelida. In classical systems they were placed in the order Opisthopora, on the basis of the male pores opening posterior to the female pores, even though the internal male segments are anterior to the female...
s, its primary food.
External links
- Streaked Tenrec This website gives a brief description of the Highland Streaked Tenrec, and includes a photograph.