Elephant shrews

family of mammals

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of elephant shrew found in Tanzania

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

Rhynchocyon is a genus of elephant shrews in the family Macroscelididae. Members of this genus are known colloquially as giant sengis. They are a ground-dwelling mammal, significantly larger than their relatives in the order Macroscelidea that live primarily in dense forests across eastern Africa. Habitats range from eastern Africa's coastal forests, Rift Valley highlands, and the Congo basin. The species is widely threatened, with two of four assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species. Habitat fragmentation from the growth of human settleme

species of mammal

species of mammal

Elephantulus is a genus of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It contains the following species: Short-snouted elephant shrew (E. brachyrhynchus) Cape elephant shrew (E. edwardii) Dusky-footed elephant shrew (E. fuscipes) Dusky elephant shrew (E. fuscus) Bushveld elephant shrew (E. intufi) Eastern rock elephant shrew (E. myurus) Karoo rock elephant shrew (E. pilicaudus) Western rock elephant shrew (E. rupestris)

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of mammal

species of Macroscelides

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species of mammal

species of mammal

Macroscelides is a genus of small shrew-like animals, the round-eared elephant shrews, found in western Namibia and in South Africa; they are members of the clade Afrotheria.

species of mammal

species of mammal

Galegeeska is a genus of elephant shrew (or sengi) in the family Macroscelididae.

species of mammal