Stuhlmann's sengi

The Stuhlmann's sengi^[1] or white-tailed sengi^[2] (Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni) is a species of elephant shrew that lives in the forests and savannas of Africa. It was discovered in 1893 and declared a new species. In the 1960s, however, it was downgraded to a subspecies of checkered sengi (Rhynchocyon cirnei). In 2018, following genetic tests, scientists re-evaluated the mammal as a full species again.^[3]

Stuhlmann's sengi
Stuhlmann's sengi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Macroscelidea
Family:	Macroscelididae
Genus:	Rhynchocyon
Species:	R. stuhlmanni
Binomial name
Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni (Matschie, 1893)
Map of the distribution of Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni

The sengi is named after Franz Stuhlmann, a German zoologist, whose name is also found on a variety of other Central African species and subspecies, including Stuhlmann's golden mole (Chrysochloris stuhlmanni), Stuhlmann's double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris stuhlmanni), Stuhlmann's starling (Poeoptera stuhlmanni), Stuhlmann's weaver (Ploceus baglafecht stuhlmanni), and Stuhlmann's blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni).^[4][5]

References

1. Zumpt, Fritz (1961). The Arthropod Parasites of Vertebrates in Africa South of the Sahara (Ethiopian Region). South African Institute for Medical Research. p. 223.
2. "Afrotherian Systematics". IUCN Afrotheria Specialist Group. 2016.
3. "New Species of Adorable Elephant Shrew Described". IFLScience. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363: The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 398–399. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
5. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2014). The Eponym Dictionary of Birds. 50 Bedford Squire, London, WC1B 3DP: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. ISBN 978-1-4729-0573-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)