Chequered sengi: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the chequered sengi lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhynchocyon cirnei
Group	Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Macroscelidea
Family	Macroscelididae

Where does the chequered sengi live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the chequered sengi in 5 countries and territories across Africa.

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 chequered sengi endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the chequered sengi?

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

About the chequered sengi

The chequered sengi or checkered sengi (Rhynchocyon cirnei), also known as the chequered elephant shrew or checkered elephant shrew, is a species of small mammal belonging to the sengi family (Macroscelididae).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chequered sengi (revision 1360554418), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q974052 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).