Macroscelides flavicaudatus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the macroscelides flavicaudatus lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Macroscelides flavicaudatus
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 macroscelides flavicaudatus live?

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

Namibia

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 macroscelides flavicaudatus endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the macroscelides flavicaudatus?

The macroscelides flavicaudatus (Macroscelides flavicaudatus) is a mammal in the order Macroscelidea and the family Macroscelididae, genus Macroscelides. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the macroscelides flavicaudatus

Macroscelides flavicaudatus, the Namib round-eared sengi or Namib round-eared elephant shrew, is a species of small mammal belonging to the sengi family (Macroscelididae). It is found in the central Namib desert and southern Namibia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Macroscelides flavicaudatus (revision 1360610378), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q17311242 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).