Somali elephant shrew

The Somali elephant shrew or Somali sengi (Elephantulus revoili) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is endemic to Somalia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and hot deserts.[2] The Somali sengi is among the 25 “most wanted lost” species that are the focus of Global Wildlife Conservation's “Search for Lost Species” initiative.[3]

Somali elephant shrew[1]

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Macroscelidea
Family: Macroscelididae
Genus: Elephantulus
Species:
E. revoili
Binomial name
Elephantulus revoili
(Huet, 1881)
Somali elephant shrew range

References

  1. Schlitter, D.A. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. FitzGibbon, C.; Perrin, M.; Stuart, C. (2008). "Elephantulus revoili". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2008.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. "The Search for Lost Species". Global Wildlife Conservation.


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