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The black and rufous sengi [2] (Rhynchocyon petersi), the black and rufous elephant shrew, [1] or the Zanj elephant shrew [3] is one of the 17 species of elephant shrew found only in Africa. [2] It is native to the lowland montane and dense forests of Kenya and Tanzania . [ 4 ]
Elephant shrews, also called jumping shrews or sengis, are small insectivorous mammals native to Africa, belonging to the family Macroscelididae, in the order Macroscelidea. Their traditional common English name "elephant shrew" comes from a perceived resemblance between their long noses and the trunk of an elephant , and their superficial ...
The rufous elephant shrew, rufous sengi or East African long-eared elephant-shrew (Galegeeska rufescens) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. Found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, [2] its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Afrotheria (/ æ f r oʊ ˈ θ ɪər i ə / from Latin Afro-"of Africa" + theria "wild beast") is a superorder of placental mammals, the living members of which belong to groups that are either currently living in Africa or of African origin: golden moles, elephant shrews (also known as sengis), otter shrews, tenrecs, aardvarks, hyraxes, elephants, sea cows, and several extinct clades.
Black and rufous elephant shrew (Rhynchocyon petersi). Macroscelidea is an order of small mammals.Members of this order are called macroscelids, or elephant shrews. They are exclusively found in Africa, in a variety of biomes from forests to deserts.
Family: Macroscelididae (elephant-shrews) Genus: Elephantulus. Short-snouted elephant shrew, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus LC; Rufous elephant shrew, Elephantulus rufescens LC; Genus: Petrodromus. Four-toed elephant shrew, Petrodromus tetradactylus LC; Genus: Rhynchocyon. Checkered elephant shrew, R. cirnei LC; Black and rufous elephant shrew, R ...
Rhynchocyon is a genus of elephant shrew (or sengi) in the family Macroscelididae. [1] Members of this genus are known colloquially as giant sengis. [2] They are a ground-dwelling mammal, significantly larger than their relatives in the order Macroscelidea that live primarily in dense forests across eastern Africa.
Short-snouted elephant shrew, E. brachyrhynchus LC [4] Rufous elephant shrew, E. rufescens LC [5] Genus: Petrodromus. Four-toed elephant shrew, P. tetradactylus LC [6] Genus: Rhynchocyon. Golden-rumped elephant shrew, R. chrysopygus EN [7] Black and rufous elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon petersi LC [8]