Stuhlmann's sengi

Species of elephant shrew living in Africa

Stuhlmann's sengi

Stuhlmann's sengi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Macroscelidea
Family:	Macroscelididae
Genus:	Rhynchocyon
Species:	R. stuhlmanni
Binomial name
*Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni* (Matschie, 1893)

Map of the distribution of Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni

The Stuhlmann's sengi^[1] or white-tailed sengi^[2] (Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni) is a species of elephant shrew that lives in the forests and savannas of Africa. It was discovered in 1893 and declared a new species. In the 1960s, however, it was downgraded to a subspecies of checkered sengi (Rhynchocyon cirnei). In 2018, following genetic tests, scientists re-evaluated the mammal as a full species again.^[3]

The sengi is named after Franz Stuhlmann, a German zoologist, whose name is also found on a variety of other Central African species and subspecies, including Stuhlmann's golden mole (Chrysochloris stuhlmanni), Stuhlmann's double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris stuhlmanni), Stuhlmann's starling (Poeoptera stuhlmanni), Stuhlmann's weaver (Ploceus baglafecht stuhlmanni), and Stuhlmann's blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni).^[4]^[5]

References

^ Zumpt, Fritz (1961). The Arthropod Parasites of Vertebrates in Africa South of the Sahara (Ethiopian Region). South African Institute for Medical Research. p. 223.
^ https://www.afrotheria.net/systematics.php ^{[bare URL]}
^ "New Species of Adorable Elephant Shrew Described". IFLScience. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363: The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 398–399. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2014). The Eponym Dictionary of Birds. 50 Bedford Squire, London, WC1B 3DP: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. ISBN 978-1-4729-0573-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)