Grey-faced sengi

Grey-faced sengi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Macroscelidea
Family: Macroscelididae
Genus: Rhynchocyon
Species:
R. udzungwensis
Binomial name
Rhynchocyon udzungwensis
F. Rovero and G. Rathbun, 2008
Grey-faced sengi range

The grey-faced sengi (Rhynchocyon udzungwensis) is a species of elephant shrew that is endemic to the Udzungwa Mountains of south-central Tanzania. The discovery of the species was announced in January 2008; only 15 species of elephant shrew were known until then, and the last discovery was made more than 120 years ago. As the name implies, the species is characterised by a distinctive grey face and a black rump, as well as being larger than the other species of elephant shrews.

  1. ^ Rovero, F.; Rathbun, G.B. (2015). "Rhynchocyon udzungwensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T136309A21287423. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T136309A21287423.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.