Grey-faced sengi
Species of elephant shrew / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
This article possibly contains original research. (March 2010) |
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Grey-faced sengi | |
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Scientific 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 | |
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