Dusky-footed sengi
Elephantulus fuscipes (Thomas, 1894)
The dusky-footed sengi (Elephantulus fuscipes) is a species in the family Macroscelididae, order Macroscelidea. Recorded adults weigh about 57 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.
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Quick facts about the dusky-footed sengi
- Weight
- 57 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 0.96src for Young per litter or clutch
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the dusky-footed sengi live?
Not recorded
What is the dusky-footed sengi?
The dusky-footed elephant shrew or dusky-footed sengi (Elephantulus fuscipes) is a species of small mammal belonging to the sengi family (Macroscelididae). It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
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Is the dusky-footed sengi endangered?
The dusky-footed sengi is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Data Deficient species. What the categories mean.
How is the dusky-footed sengi classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderMacroscelidea
- familyMacroscelididae
- genusElephantulus
- SpeciesElephantulus fuscipes (Thomas, 1894)
Synonyms Macroscelides fuscipes
Other names and names in other languages (18)
- Dusky-footed elephant shrewEnglish
- Dusky-footed elephant shrewEnglish
- Dusky-footed elephant shrewEnglish
- Dusky-footed elephant-shrewEnglish
- Dusky-footed elephant-shrewEnglish
- bércoun tmavonohýCzech
- Dunkelfuß-RüsselspringerGerman
- Dunkelfuß-ElefantenspitzmausGerman
- Schwarzfuß-ElefantenspitzmausGerman
- Σκουρόποδο ΕλεφαντομέγαιροGreek
- Sengi de Pies OscurosSpanish
- tummajalkakuonokasFinnish
- Macroscélide à pattes sombresFrench
- クロアシハネジネズミJapanese
- Mørkebrun SengiNorwegian Bokmål
- Mørkebrun ElefantspissmusNorwegian Bokmål
- ryjoskoczek ciemnostopyPolish
- Темнолапый прыгунчикRussian
Relatives of the dusky-footed sengi
Other species in the same genus Elephantulus.
Eastern rock sengi
Elephantulus myurus
Bushveld sengi
Elephantulus intufi
Western rock sengi
Elephantulus rupestris
Short-snouted sengi
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus
Cape rock sengi
Elephantulus edwardii
Dusky sengi
Elephantulus fuscus
CompareDusky-footed sengi vs Eastern rock sengiDusky-footed sengi vs Bushveld sengiDusky-footed sengi vs Western rock sengiDusky-footed sengi vs Short-snouted sengi
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the dusky-footed sengi?
An adult dusky-footed sengi weighs 57 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the dusky-footed sengi endangered?
The dusky-footed sengi is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
What kind of animal is the dusky-footed sengi?
The dusky-footed sengi (Elephantulus fuscipes) belongs to the family Macroscelididae in the order Macroscelidea.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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