- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classMammalia
- ›orderMacroscelidea
- ›familyMacroscelididae
- ›genusElephantulus
Short-snouted Elephant Shrew
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (A.Smith, 1836)
Also calledKortneus Klaasneus (afr) · Kortneusolifantspitsmuis (nld) · Kortsnutesengi (nob) · Kortsnutet Elefantspissmus (nob) · Kurznasen-Elefantenspitzmaus (deu) · Kurznasen-Rüsselspringer (deu) · Kurzrüssel-Elefantenspitzmaus (deu) · Sengi Hociquicorto (spa) · Sengi a nez court (fra) · bércoun krátkonosý (ces) · kortnosad elefantnäbbmus (swe) · lyhytkärsäkuonokas (fin) · macroscélide à nez court (fra) · musaranya elefant de musell curt (cat)
First described in: Rept. Exped. Exploring Central Africa vol.1834 p.42
The short-snouted sengi or short-snouted elephant shrew (Elephantulus brachyrhynchus) is a species of small mammal belonging to the sengi family (Macroscelididae). It is found over a wide area of Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: N South Africa and NE Namibia; Angola; S Zaire; Mozambique; to Kenya and Uganda.
Order Macroscelidea
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY: " The country between Lake Latakoo and the Tropic " (= South Africa, N Cape Prov., Kuruman, to S Botswana).
Order Macroscelidea
discussion
COMMENT: Formerly included fuscus; see Corbet, 1974, Part 1.5: 5.
Order Macroscelidea
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: N. South Africa and Namibia to Kenya and Uganda.
Order Macroscelidea
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Range & habitat
Short-snouted sengis inhabit arid and semi-arid habitats. They prefer densely covered bush lands and scrub such as dry savannas and grasslands.
What it does
Short-snouted sengis form monogamous relationships and mate for life. Females are able to produce five to six litters per year with a gestation period of 57 to 65 days. Each litter consists of one to two individuals that are born fully furred, open-eyed and able to run almost immediately after birth. Young are 10g when born, and it takes them 50 days to reach adult size. After approximately 15 days, offspring establish their own home ranges.
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2440856.