In 1997, the biologist Jonathan Kingdon proposed that they instead be called "sengis" (singular sengi), [5] a term derived from the Bantu languages of Africa, and in 1998, they were classified into the new clade Afrotheria.

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]

The North African elephant shrew (Petrosaltator rozeti) or North African sengi is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia, and (since the extinction of the North African elephant) is …

Dec 14, 2020 · Heard of the elephant shrew? Here are some amazing facts about the African sengi and its habitat, diet, predators, and threats.

There are nineteen different species of sengi, which are very poorly known in the wild and only as recently as last year a new species was discovered in Namibia.

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The common name "sengi" is being used in place of elephant-shrew by many biologists to try and disassociate the Macroscelidea from the true shrews (family Soricidae) in the order Eulipotyphla (Insectivora).

Macroscelides micus (common name Etendeka round-eared sengi or Etendeka round-eared elephant shrew) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is only found in gravel plains in the Etendeka formation of north-west Namibia. [2]

Dec 17, 2023 · There are 20 species of sengis in the world, and the Somali sengi (Elephantulus revoilii) is one of the most mysterious, known to science only from 39 individuals collected decades ago and stored in museums.

May 27, 2024 · An elephant shrew, also commonly known as a jumping shrew or a sengi, is a small, rat-sized mammal that is native to Africa. The name “elephant shrew” is derived from the animal’s long, thin and flexible snout, which is said to resemble an elephant’s trunk.