Eastern Rock Elephant Shrew
Elephantulus myurus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 95
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The eastern rock sengi or eastern rock elephant shrew (Elephantulus myurus) is a species of sengi in the family Macroscelididae. It is found in Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and rocky areas. Their foraging habitat mainly consists of rocky areas, and they prefer to eat insects.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Eastern rock sengi”.