Hemicentetes semispinosus

(G. Cuvier, 1797)

Lowland Streaked Tenrec

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Atlantogenata
Superorder : Afrotheria
Order : Afrosoricida
Suborder : Tenrecomorpha
Family : Tenrecidae
Subfamily : Tenrecinae
Genus : Hemicentetes

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Cuvier, G. 1797-12-24. Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux. Baudouin, Paris, 710 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637190

Original name as described

Erinaceus semispinosus

Type locality

"Madagascar."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000517

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Tenrecus semi-spinosus

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Tenrecidae

Root name

semispinosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

x

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130071

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:x, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130071) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Centenes semispinosus

(C. H. Smith, 1842)

Family

Tenrecidae

Root name

semispinosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

147

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Smith (1842:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)

Centetes semispinosus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Tenrecidae

Root name

semispinosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

95

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:95) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Hemicentetes semispinosus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Tenrecidae

Root name

semispinosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

22

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:59) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  4. Everson, Soarimalala, Goodman & Olson (2016:903) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35685)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000517) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40593/97189434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Erinaceus semispinosus

(G. Cuvier, 1797)

Family

Tenrecidae

Root name

semispinosus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637190

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1797:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)

Erinaceus madagascariensis

(G. K. Shaw, 1800)

Family

Tenrecidae

Root name

madagascariensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

548

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19632694

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Setiger variegatus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Family

Tenrecidae

Root name

variegatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

72

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:129, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Erinaceus subspinosus

(J. E. Gray, 1821)

Family

Tenrecidae

Root name

subspinosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

301

Authority publication

London Medical Repository

Centenus variegatus

(J. E. Gray, 1837)

Family

Tenrecidae

Root name

variegatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

581

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27268172

Authority publication

Magazine of Natural History

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