Hemicentetes Mivart 1871 (tenrec)
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Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Tenrecidae
Synonyms: Echinodes Trouessart 1879, Eteocles Gray 1821
Parent taxon: Tenrecinae according to D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder 2005
See also Van Valen 1967
Sister taxon: Dasogale
Subtaxa: Hemicentetes nigriceps Hemicentetes semispinosus
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Hemicentetes in the database
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