Rhynchocyon is a genus of elephant shrew (or sengi) in the family Macroscelididae.[1] Members of this genus are known colloquially as giant sengis.[2]
They are a ground-dwelling mammal, significantly larger than their relatives in the order Macroscelidea that live primarily in dense forests across eastern Africa. Habitats range from eastern Africa's coastal forests, Rift Valley highlands, and the Congo basin. The species is widely threatened, with two of four assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species. Habitat fragmentation from the growth of human settlements and activities are the primary threats to their populations. The genus contains the following five species and several subspecies:[3][4][5]
Golden-rumped sengi, Rhynchocyon chrysopygus
Rhynchocyon chrysopygus mandelai
Chequered sengi, Rhynchocyon cirnei
Rhynchocyon cirnei shirensis
Rhynchocyon cirnei reichardi
Rhynchocyon cirnei hendersoni
Rhynchocyon cirnei macrurus
Black and rufous sengi, Rhynchocyon petersi
Rhynchocyon petersi adersi
Stuhlmann's sengi, Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni
Grey-faced sengi, Rhynchocyon udzungwensis
^ abSchlitter, D.A. (2005). "Genus Rhynchocyon". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 84–85. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^FitzGibbon, C.; Rathbun, G.B. (2015). "Rhynchocyon chrysopygus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T19705A21287265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T19705A21287265.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Hoffmann Michael; Rathbun Galen B.; Rovero Francesco; Perkin Andrew; Owen Nisha; Burgess Neil (2016). "The distribution of the genus Rhynchocyon in the Eastern Arc Mountains, with an emphasis on the Black-and-rufous Sengi, Rhynchocyon petersi". Afrotherian Conservation. 12: 3–8.
^Agwanda B. R., Rovero F., Lawson L. P., Vernesi C., & Amin R. (2021), "A new subspecies of giant sengi (Macroscelidea: Rhynchocyon) from coastal Kenya", Zootaxa, 4948 (2): zootaxa.4948.2.5, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4948.2.5, PMID 33757027{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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