Galegeeska rufescens

(W. C. H. Peters, 1878)

Rufous Sengi

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Atlantogenata
Superorder : Afrotheria
Order : Macroscelidea
Family : Macroscelididae
Subfamily : Macroscelidinae
Tribe : Macroscelidini
Genus : Galegeeska

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peters, W.C.H. 1878. Über die von Hrn. J. M. Hildebrandt während seiner letzten ostafrikanischen Reise gesammelten Säugethiere und Amphibien. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1878:194-201.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36096833

Original name as described

Macroscelides rufescens

Other common names

Rufous Elephant-shrew · East African Long-eared Sengi · East African Long-eared Elephant-shrew · Rufous Spectacled Sengi · Rufous Spectacled Elephant-shrew · Spectacled Sengi · Spectacled Elephant-shrew

Type locality

Ndi, Taita, Kenya.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Sudan · Ethiopia · Somalia · Kenya · Uganda · Tanzania

Taxonomy notes

moved from Elephantulus to the recently described Galegeeska

Taxonomy notes citation

Krásová, J., Mikula, O., Šumbera, R., Horáková, S., Robovský, J., Kostin, D. S., ... & Bryja, J. The Rufous Sengi is not Elephantulus—Multilocus reconstruction of evolutionary history of sengis from the subfamily Macroscelidinae. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000452

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Macroscelides rufescens

(W. C. H. Peters, 1878)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

198

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36096833

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1880:238, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58782)
  2. Thomas (1890:446, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35263)
  3. Matschie (1895:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  4. Thomas (1901:802, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67677)

Macroscelides pulcher

(O. Thomas, 1894)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

pulchra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1890.6.8.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/87ea7a9f-6b12-4b96-831a-aa3d386099e1

Authority page

69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19242409

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Matschie (1895:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Macroscelides boranus

(O. Thomas, 1901)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

borana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.11.7.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6f14650d-2d0c-4bd1-bfd4-8be2fb826205

Authority page

802

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995122

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1901:802, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67677)

Macroscelides Peasei

(O. Thomas, 1901)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

peasei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.7.6.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5d05e3f8-2084-42c3-99cb-6769dbc8bccd

Authority page

154

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980198

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Macroscelides somalicus

(O. Thomas, 1901)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

somalica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.6.9.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dfd4ea2d-f6f9-4172-905c-727aaa72a993

Authority page

255

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980303

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Elephantulus dundasi

(Dollman, 1910)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

dundasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.5.13.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/89d8783b-9b68-4fe2-b297-3987194cbd23

Authority page

95

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094514

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Elephantulus phaeus

(E. Heller, 1910)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

phaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:162074

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34eb3af38-737c-46c1-9fab-7d3a78ba6a51

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8813424

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Elephantulus delicatus

(Dollman, 1911)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

delicata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.7.1.79

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4e5fd0f3-7da3-4e06-bf1c-632b1cb9e7c9

Authority page

652

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617461

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Elephantulus rufescens mariakanae

(E. Heller, 1912)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

mariakanae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:181821

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/387b8086b-d1f0-4eac-848e-3b66832fec3d

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8910540

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Setzer (1956:457, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489003) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
  2. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Elephantulus pulcher rendilis

(Lönnberg, 1912)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

rendilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41921044

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Elephantulus rufescens

(Dollman, 1914)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472368

Authority publication

Revue zoologique africaine

Name usages

  1. Dollman (1914:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16563)
  2. Setzer (1956:456, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489002) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:605) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Schlitter (1993:829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69030)
  7. Yalden, Largen, Kock & Hillman (1996:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36072)
  8. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42664) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42664) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42664/21289073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Elephantulus ocularis

(P. S. Kershaw, 1921)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

ocularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.9.5.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4c152e5b-3ac1-4517-b29c-ecfce3065161

Authority page

563

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26196742

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Elephantulus renatus

(P. S. Kershaw, 1923)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

renata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.3.4.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d9eef9e0-07c0-45e7-8fff-bb67710fdafc

Authority page

588

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355846

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Elephantulus rufescens delicatus

(Setzer, 1956)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

delicata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

457

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489003

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Setzer (1956:457, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489003) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)

Elephantulus rufescens dundasi

(Setzer, 1956)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

dundasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

456

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489002

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Setzer (1956:456, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489002) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
  2. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Elephantulus rufescens hoogstraali

(Setzer, 1956)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

hoogstraali

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:66704

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=c18bbea1-2294-498a-9aa6-4d0f178dc161

Authority page

456

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489002

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Setzer (1956:456, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489002) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
  2. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Elephantulus rufescens phaeus

(Setzer, 1956)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

phaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

457

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489003

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Setzer (1956:457, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489003) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)

Elephantulus rufescens boranus

(Schlitter, 2005)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

borana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Elephantulus rufescens peasei

(Schlitter, 2005)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

peasei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Elephantulus rufescens pulcher

(Schlitter, 2005)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

pulchra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Elephantulus rufescens rufescens

(Schlitter, 2005)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Elephantulus rufescens somalicus

(Schlitter, 2005)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

somalica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Galegeeska rufescens

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000452

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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