Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew
Rhynchocyon chrysopygus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 62
- Most observed in
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Conservation
- Endangered
Description
The golden-rumped sengi or golden rumped elephant shrew (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus) is a small African mammal. It is the largest species of the sengi family (Macroscelididae) along with its close relative the grey-faced sengi. It is classified as endangered.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Golden-rumped sengi”.