Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew
Rhynchocyon chrysopygus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderMacroscelidea (Sengis)
- FamilyMacroscelididae (Sengis)
- GenusRhynchocyon (Giant Sengis)
- SpeciesRhynchocyon chrysopygus (Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew in Tsavo East National Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 45 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew in Tsavo East National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.