Four-toed sengi: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Petrodromus tetradactylus
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 four-toed sengi live?

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

Kenya

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 four-toed sengi endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the four-toed sengi?

The four-toed sengi (Petrodromus tetradactylus) is a mammal in the order Macroscelidea and the family Macroscelididae, genus Petrodromus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the four-toed sengi

The four-toed sengi or four-toed elephant shrew (Petrodromus tetradactylus) is the only living species in the genus Petrodromus, which together with five other extant genera Rhynchocyon, Macroscelides, Petrosaltator, Galegeeska and Elephantulus constitutes the order Macroscelidea. This species of sengi is only found in particular regions in Africa and is smaller than its relatives. A comprehensive record of this species is lacking.

As its name suggests, the species has four toes on its hind feet, and like other sengis, it has been named for its elephant-like, mobile proboscis.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Four-toed sengi (revision 1376017614), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q930150 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).