Eastern rock sengi: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the eastern rock sengi lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Elephantulus myurus
Group	Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Macroscelidea
Family	Macroscelididae

Where does the eastern rock sengi live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the eastern rock sengi in 2 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 eastern rock sengi endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the eastern rock sengi?

The eastern rock sengi (Elephantulus myurus) is a mammal in the order Macroscelidea and the family Macroscelididae, genus Elephantulus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the eastern rock sengi

The eastern rock sengi or eastern rock elephant shrew (Elephantulus myurus) is a species of sengi in the family Macroscelididae. It is found in Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and rocky areas. Their foraging habitat mainly consists of rocky areas, and they prefer to eat insects.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eastern rock sengi (revision 1381150452), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1768481 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).