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chequered sengi
Sign in to saveAlso known as Rhynchocyon cirnei, checkered sengi, checkered elephant shrew
species of mammal
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Rhynchocyon
- Image
- Rhynchocyon de Cerne.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Rhynchocyon cirnei
- Commons category
- Rhynchocyon cirnei
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- Rhynchocyon cirnei
- taxon common name
- Geflecktes Rüsselhündchen
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Encyclopedic overview
The chequered sengi (Rhynchocyon cirnei), also known as the checkered sengi or checkered elephant shrew, is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae.
Taxonomy
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