Elephant shrews, also called jumping shrews or sengis, are small insectivorous mammals native to Africa, belonging to the family Macroscelididae, in the...
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Black and rufous sengi (redirect from Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew)
petersi), the black and rufous elephant shrew, or the Zanj elephant shrew is one of the 17 species of elephant shrew found only in Africa. It is native...
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Golden-rumped sengi (redirect from Yellow-rumped Elephant-shrew)
chrysopygus) is a small African mammal. It is the largest species of the elephant shrew family along with its close relative the grey-faced sengi. It is classified...
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Macroscelides proboscideus (redirect from Round-eared Elephant Shrew)
The round-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus) or round-eared sengi (called the Karoo round-eared elephant shrew to distinguish it from its...
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The four-toed elephant shrew or four-toed sengi (Petrodromus tetradactylus) is the only living species in the genus Petrodromus, which together with five...
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The eastern rock elephant shrew or eastern rock sengi (Elephantulus myurus) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found...
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not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to different families or orders...
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The rufous elephant shrew, rufous sengi or East African long-eared elephant-shrew (Galegeeska rufescens) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae...
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The North African elephant shrew (Petrosaltator rozeti) or North African sengi is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found...
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The Somali elephant shrew or Somali sengi (Galegeeska revoilii) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. Its natural habitat is arid...
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The bushveld elephant shrew or bushveld sengi (Elephantulus intufi) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found in Angola...
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African origin: golden moles, elephant shrews (also known as sengis), otter shrews, tenrecs, aardvarks, hyraxes, elephants, sea cows, and several extinct...
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Largest Elephant Shrew Discovered in Africa Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine. News.nationalgeographic.com (2010-10-28) Grey-faced elephant-shrew videos...
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Four-toed elephant shrew, P. tetradactylus LC Genus: Rhynchocyon Golden-rumped elephant shrew, R. chrysopygus EN Black and rufous elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon...
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The short-snouted elephant shrew or short-snouted sengi (Elephantulus brachyrhynchus) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It...
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The Cape elephant shrew (Elephantulus edwardii), also known as the Cape rock elephant-shrew or Cape rock sengi, is a species of elephant shrew in the family...
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In Africa, the little five game animals are defined as the: Elephant Shrew: This tiny insect eating mammal gets its name from its elongated red snout to...
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Elephantulus (category Elephant shrews)
Dusky-footed elephant shrew (E. fuscipes) Dusky elephant shrew (E. fuscus) Bushveld elephant shrew (E. intufi) Eastern rock elephant shrew (E. myurus)...
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shrews. Family: Macroscelididae (elephant shrews) Genus: Elephantulus Short-snouted elephant shrew, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus LC Bushveld elephant shrew...
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true shrews. Family: Macroscelididae (elephant-shrews) Genus: Elephantulus Short-snouted elephant shrew, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus LC Rufous elephant shrew...
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present in tarsiers. Beyond primates, it is known only in bats, the elephant shrew, and the spiny mouse species Acomys cahirinus. Overt menstruation (where...
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Chequered sengi (redirect from Checkered Elephant Shrew)
chequered sengi (also known as checkered sengi or checkered elephant shrew) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. The scientific name is...
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List of least concern mammals (section Elephant shrews)
Short-snouted elephant shrew Cape elephant shrew Bushveld elephant shrew Eastern rock elephant shrew North African elephant shrew Rufous elephant shrew Western...
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Grey-faced sengi (redirect from Grey-faced elephant shrew)
The grey-faced sengi (Rhynchocyon udzungwensis) is a species of elephant shrew that is endemic to the Udzungwa Mountains of south-central Tanzania. The...
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that other African insectivorous mammals including golden moles and elephant shrews. The common ancestry of these animals, which are classified together...
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Rhynchocyon (category Elephant shrews)
Rhynchocyon is a genus of elephant shrew (or sengi) in the family Macroscelididae. Members of this genus are known colloquially as giant sengis. They are...
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their resemblance to the true shrews. Family: Macroscelididae (elephant shrews) Genus: Elephantulus Short-snouted elephant shrew, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus...
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sandpiper and the crab plover. The endearing golden-rumped elephant shrew, an endemic elephant shrew, is the most noticeable of the park's endemic mammals;...
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The western rock elephant shrew or western rock sengi (Elephantulus rupestris) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found...
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including other apes, Old World monkeys, some species of bat, the elephant shrew and the Cairo spiny mouse. In most other mammals, the endometrium is...
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