Taxonomy amd Species Abbreviations
Scientific and common names of sengis (1 family, 2 subfamilies, and 20 species), including species abbreviation in parentheses (for distribution table), IUCN Red List conservation status in brackets (EN=endangered, VU=vulnerable, NT=near threatened, LC=least concern, and DD=data deficient). Older individual distribution maps can be seen by clicking on a matrix cell corresponding to species and data set date. For key to map symbols (data sources), click HERE [100 KB PDF]. Maps (2009 version) were compiled by Galen Rathbun (California Academy of Sciences) and Arpad Nyari (University of Kansas, Natural History Museum) based on a 3 March 2009 data set with 2348 records, compared to the 2008 maps based on a 2008 data set that included 1241 records. The 2008 maps were the basis for the distribution maps found in Mammals of Africa book (2013), whereas the IUCN maps are based on the 2009 data set. The current (2012 data set) contains 2366 records.
| Order: Macroscelidea | Sengis or Elephant-shrews | 2008 maps | 2009 maps | 2012 IUCN maps |
Family: Macroscelididae |
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Subfamily: Rhynchocyoninae |
Giant sengis | |||
Genus: Rhynchocyon |
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Species: Rhynchocyon chrysopygus (chy) [EN] |
Golden-rumped sengi | R. chrysopygus | chr | Map |
Species: Rhynchocyon cirnei (cir) [LC] |
Chequered sengi | R. cirnei | cir | Map |
Species: Rhynchocyon petersi (pet) [LC] |
Black-and-rufous sengi or Zanj sengi | R. petersi | pet | Map |
Species: Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni (stu) [pending] |
White-tailed sengi | |||
Species: Rhynchocyon udzungwensis (udz) [VU] |
Gray-faced sengi | R. udzungwensis | udz | Map |
Subfamily: Macroscelidinae |
Soft-furred sengis | |||
Genus: Petrodromus |
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Species: Petrodromus tetradactylus (tet) [LC] |
Four-toed sengi | P. tetradactylus | tet | Map |
Genus: Petrosaltator |
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Species: Petrosaltator rozeti (roz) [LC] |
North African sengi | P. rozeti | roz | Map |
Genus: Macroscelides |
Round-eared sengis | |||
Species: Macroscelides flavicaudatus (flav) [LC] |
Namib round-eared sengi | flav | Map | |
Species: Macroscelides proboscideus (prob) [LC] |
Karoo round-eared sengi | M. proboscideus | prob | Map |
Species: Macroscelides micus (micus) [LC] |
Etendeka round-eared sengi | Map | ||
Genus: Elephantulus |
Long-eared sengis | |||
Species: Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (brach) [LC] |
Short-snouted sengi | E. brachyrhynchus | brach | Map |
Species: Elephantulus edwardii (edw) [LC] |
Cape rock sengi | E. edwardii | edw | Map |
Species: Elephantulus fuscipes (fuscip) [DD] |
Dusky-footed sengi | E. fuscipes | fuscip | Map |
Species: Elephantulus fuscus (fuscus) [DD] |
Dusky sengi | E. fuscus | fuscus | Map |
Species: Elephantulus intufi (int) [LC] |
Bushveld sengi | E. intufi | int | Map |
Species: Elephantulus myurus (myur) [LC] |
Eastern Rock sengi | E. myurus | myur | Map |
Species: Elephantulus pilicaudus (pil) [DD] |
Karoo rock sengi | E. pilicaudus | pil | Map |
Species: Elephantulus revoilii (rev) [DD] |
Somali sengi | E. revoilii | rev | Map |
Species: Elephantulus rufescens (ruf) [LC] |
Rufous sengi | E. rufescens | ruf | Map |
Species: Elephantulus rupestris (rup) [LC] |
Western rock sengi | E. rupestris | rup | Map |
