Rhynchocyon udzungwensis

G. B. Rathbun & Rovero in Rovero, G. B. Rathbun, A. Perkin, T. Jones, Ribble, C. Leonard, Mwakisoma, & Doggart, 2008

Gray-faced Sengi

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Atlantogenata
Superorder : Afrotheria
Order : Macroscelidea
Family : Macroscelididae
Subfamily : Rhynchocyoninae
Genus : Rhynchocyon

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Rovero, F., Rathbun, G.B., Perkin, A., Jones, T., Ribble, D.O., Leonard, C., Mwakisoma, R.R. and Doggart, N. 2008-02. A new species of giant sengi or elephant-shrew (genus Rhynchocyon) highlights the exceptional biodiversity of the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania. Journal of Zoology, London 274(2):126-133.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00363.x

Original name as described

Rhynchocyon udzungwensis

Other common names

Gray-faced Elephant-shrew

Type material

CAS:MAM:28043

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/MamColl/index.asp?xAction=getrec&close=true&CollectionObjectID=167179

Type locality

"Vikongwa River Valley, Ndundulu Forest, West Kilombero Scarp Forest Reserve, Udzungwa Mountains, Iringa Region, Tanzania [7°48.269'S, 36°30.355'E (Arc 1960 datum)], at 1350 m a.s.l."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Tanzania

Taxonomy notes

recently described

Taxonomy notes citation

Rovero, F., Rathbun, G. B., Perkin, A., Jones, T., Ribble, D. O., Leonard, C., ... & Doggart, N. (2008). A new species of giant sengi or elephant‐shrew (genus Rhynchocyon) highlights the exceptional biodiversity of the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania. Journal of Zoology, 274(2), 126-133.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000464

Country distribution map

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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.

Rhynchocyon udzungwensis

G. B. Rathbun & Rovero in Rovero, G. B. Rathbun, A. Perkin, T. Jones, Ribble, C. Leonard, Mwakisoma, & Doggart, 2008

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

udzungwensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CAS:MAM:28043

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/MamColl/index.asp?xAction=getrec&close=true&CollectionObjectID=167179

Authority page

127

Authority publication

Journal of Zoology, London

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000464) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136309/21287423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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