Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Afrosoricida Stanhope, 1998 Suborder Tenrecomorpha Butler, 1972 Family Tenrecidae Gray, 1821 - tenrecs Subfamily Tenrecinae Gray, 1821 Genus Hemicentetes Mivart, 1871 - streaked tenrec Hemicentetes nigriceps Günther, 1875