Black and rufous sengi: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black and rufous sengi lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhynchocyon petersi
Group	Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Macroscelidea
Family	Macroscelididae

Where does the black and rufous sengi live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black and rufous sengi in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Tanzania

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the black and rufous sengi endangered?

The black and rufous sengi’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black and rufous sengi?

The black and rufous sengi (Rhynchocyon petersi) is a mammal in the order Macroscelidea and the family Macroscelididae, genus Rhynchocyon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black and rufous sengi

The black and rufous sengi or black and rufous elephant shrew (Rhynchocyon petersi), also known as the Zanj sengi or Zanj elephant shrew, is one of the 17 species of sengi found only in Africa. It is native to the lowland montane and dense forests of Kenya and Tanzania. Like other members of the genus Rhynchocyon, it is a relatively large species, with adults averaging about 28 cm (11 in) in length and 450–700 g (16–25 oz) in weight.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black and rufous sengi (revision 1360555139), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1422628 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).