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    Elephant shrews, also called jumping shrews or sengis, are small insectivorous mammals native to Africa, belonging to the family Macroscelididae, in the...
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    petersi), the black and rufous elephant shrew, or the Zanj elephant shrew is one of the 17 species of elephant shrew found only in Africa. It is native...
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    elephant shrew, Elephantulus pilicaudus Somali elephant shrew, Elephantulus revoili North African elephant shrew, Elephantulus rozeti Rufous elephant shrew, Elephantulus...
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    The four-toed elephant shrew or four-toed sengi (Petrodromus tetradactylus) is the only living species in the genus Petrodromus, which together with five...
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    chrysopygus) is a small African mammal. It is the largest species of the elephant shrew family along with its close relative the grey-faced sengi. It is classified...
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    not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to different families or orders...
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    The Cape elephant shrew (Elephantulus edwardii), also known as the Cape rock elephant-shrew or Cape rock sengi, is a species of elephant shrew in the family...
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    The Somali elephant shrew or Somali sengi (Galegeeska revoilii) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. Its natural habitat is arid...
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    The rufous elephant shrew, rufous sengi or East African long-eared elephant-shrew (Galegeeska rufescens) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae...
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    The North African elephant shrew (Petrosaltator rozeti) or North African sengi is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found...
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    Chequered sengi (also known as checkered sengi or checkered elephant shrew) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. The scientific name is...
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  • Largest Elephant Shrew Discovered in Africa Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine. News.nationalgeographic.com (2010-10-28) Grey-faced elephant-shrew videos...
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    African origin: golden moles, elephant shrews (also known as sengis), otter shrews, tenrecs, aardvarks, hyraxes, elephants, sea cows, and several extinct...
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    The eastern rock elephant shrew or eastern rock sengi (Elephantulus myurus) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found...
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  • Four-toed elephant shrew, P. tetradactylus LC Genus: Rhynchocyon Golden-rumped elephant shrew, R. chrysopygus EN Black and rufous elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon...
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    The short-snouted elephant shrew or short-snouted sengi (Elephantulus brachyrhynchus) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It...
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    The round-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus) or round-eared sengi (called the Karoo round-eared elephant shrew to distinguish it from its...
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  • present in tarsiers. Beyond primates, it is known only in bats, the elephant shrew, and the spiny mouse species Acomys cahirinus. Overt menstruation (where...
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    In Africa, the little five game animals are defined as the: Elephant shrew: This tiny insect eating mammal gets its name from its elongated red snout to...
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  • true shrews. Family: Macroscelididae (elephant-shrews) Genus: Elephantulus Short-snouted elephant shrew, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus LC Rufous elephant shrew...
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    Rhynchocyon (category Elephant shrews)
    Rhynchocyon is a genus of elephant shrew (or sengi) in the family Macroscelididae. Members of this genus are known colloquially as giant sengis. They are...
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    The grey-faced sengi (Rhynchocyon udzungwensis) is a species of elephant shrew that is endemic to the Udzungwa Mountains of south-central Tanzania. The...
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    The bushveld elephant shrew or bushveld sengi (Elephantulus intufi) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found in Angola...
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  • shrews. Family: Macroscelididae (elephant shrews) Genus: Elephantulus Short-snouted elephant shrew, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus LC Bushveld elephant shrew...
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    (elephant shrews, golden moles, otter shrews, and tenrecs) Order Afrosoricida (tenrecs, otter shrews, and golden moles) Order Macroscelidea (elephant shrews)...
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    golden mole, Neamblysomus julianae EN Often called sengis, the elephant shrews or jumping shrews are native to southern Africa. Their common English name derives...
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    including other apes, Old World monkeys, some species of bat, the elephant shrew and the Cairo spiny mouse. In most other mammals, the endometrium is...
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  • Thumbnail for Dusky-footed elephant shrew
    The dusky-footed elephant shrew or dusky-footed sengi (Elephantulus fuscipes) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found...
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    that other African insectivorous mammals including golden moles and elephant shrews. The common ancestry of these animals, which are classified together...
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    true shrews. Family: Macroscelididae (elephant shrews) Genus: Elephantulus Short-snouted elephant shrew, E. brachyrhynchus LC Bushveld elephant shrew, E...
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