Grey-faced sengi: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the grey-faced sengi live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the grey-faced 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 grey-faced sengi endangered?

The grey-faced sengi’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the grey-faced sengi?

The grey-faced sengi (Rhynchocyon udzungwensis) is a mammal in the order Macroscelidea and the family Macroscelididae, genus Rhynchocyon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the grey-faced sengi

The grey-faced sengi or grey-faced elephant shrew (Rhynchocyon udzungwensis) is a species of small mammal belonging to the sengi family (Macroscelididae). It is endemic to the Udzungwa Mountains of south-central Tanzania. The discovery of the species was announced in January 2008; only 15 species of sengi were known until then, and the last discovery was made more than 120 years ago. As the name implies, the species is characterised by a distinctive grey face and a black rump, as well as being larger than the other species of sengis.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Grey-faced sengi (revision 1360554491), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1122641 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).