Bushveld sengi

Weight

49.5 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

8.8 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Invertivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

9.3 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

51.7 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

1.6src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

6.01 months – 11 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

2.59src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

By day (diurnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The bushveld sengi is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderMacroscelidea
5. familyMacroscelididae
6. genusElephantulus
7. SpeciesElephantulus intufi (A. Smith, 1836)

Synonyms Macroscelides intufi

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Eastern rock sengi

Elephantulus myurus

Macroscelididae

LC, Least Concern

Western rock sengi

Elephantulus rupestris

Macroscelididae

LC, Least Concern

Short-snouted sengi

Elephantulus brachyrhynchus

Macroscelididae

LC, Least Concern

Cape rock sengi

Elephantulus edwardii

Macroscelididae

DD, Data Deficient

D

Dusky-footed sengi

Elephantulus fuscipes

MacroscelididaeNo free photo yet

DD, Data Deficient

Dusky sengi

Elephantulus fuscus

Macroscelididae

CompareBushveld sengi vs Eastern rock sengiBushveld sengi vs Western rock sengiBushveld sengi vs Short-snouted sengiBushveld sengi vs Cape rock sengi

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@misc{bushveld_sengi_2026,
  title = {Bushveld sengi (Elephantulus intufi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bushveld-sengi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}