North African sengi: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

North African sengi Elephantulus rozeti Least concern

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 10 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals on the world map

Scientific name	Elephantulus rozeti
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 North African sengi live?

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

Algeria

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 North African sengi endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the North African sengi?

The North African sengi (Elephantulus rozeti) is a mammal in the order Macroscelidea and the family Macroscelididae, genus Elephantulus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the North African sengi

The North African sengi or North African elephant shrew (Petrosaltator rozeti) is a small mammal belonging to the Macroscelididae. It is native to Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia, and is the only extant afrotherian within its range.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article North African sengi (revision 1367353580), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1770513 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).