Macroscelididae (Sengis) — Where Wildlife

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC

Petrodromus tetradactylus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

EN Endemic

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Rhynchocyon petersi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Elephantulus myurus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Elephantulus intufi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Rhynchocyon cirnei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Elephantulus brachyrhynchus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Elephantulus rupestris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Macroscelides flavicaudatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sengis

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~40%
	Four-toed Elephant Shrew			~30%
	Eastern Rock Elephant Shrew			Insufficient data
2	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew			~30%
	Four-toed Elephant Shrew			~10%
3	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~20%
	Four-toed Elephant Shrew			Insufficient data
	Checkered Sengi			Insufficient data
4	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Black And Rufous Elephant Shrew			Insufficient data
5	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Four-toed Elephant Shrew			Insufficient data
6	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	~10%
	Bushveld Elephant Shrew			~10%
	Western Rock Elephant Shrew			Insufficient data
	Namib Round-eared Sengi			Insufficient data
7	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~10%
	Four-toed Elephant Shrew			Insufficient data
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~10%
	Eastern Rock Elephant Shrew			<5%
	Four-toed Elephant Shrew			<5%
	Short-snouted Elephant Shrew			Insufficient data
9	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Bushveld Elephant Shrew			~10%
10	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~10%
	Four-toed Elephant Shrew			Insufficient data
11	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Black And Rufous Elephant Shrew			Insufficient data
12	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Four-toed Elephant Shrew			Insufficient data
13	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Short-snouted Elephant Shrew			Insufficient data
14	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Short-snouted Elephant Shrew			Insufficient data
15	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Western Rock Elephant Shrew			Insufficient data
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Four-toed Elephant Shrew			Insufficient data