Rufous sengi
Galegeeska rufescens (Peters, 1878)
Status not recordedmammals
The rufous sengi (Galegeeska rufescens) is a species in the family Macroscelididae, order Macroscelidea. Recorded adults weigh 37.5 g to 55.5 g and live up to 6 years.
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Quick facts about the rufous sengi
- Weight
- 37.5 g – 55.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 6 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 7.9 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 58.7 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.41src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 50 days – 61.9 dayssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 5.2src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the rufous sengi live?
Not recorded
Is the rufous sengi endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the rufous sengi classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderMacroscelidea
- familyMacroscelididae
- genusGalegeeska
- SpeciesGalegeeska rufescens (Peters, 1878)
Synonyms Elephantulus rufescens, Macroscelides rufescens
Other names and names in other languages (20)
- East African long-eared elephant shrewEnglish
- Rufous elephant shrewEnglish
- Rufous elephant-shrewEnglish
- Rufous long-eared elephant shrewEnglish
- Spectacled elephant shrewEnglish
- Musaranya elefant rossaCatalan
- bércoun rezavýCzech
- Rote ElefantenspitzmausGerman
- Rotbraune ElefantenspitzmausGerman
- Rotbrauner RüsselspringerGerman
- Ξανθή ΕλεφαντομέγαιραGreek
- Sengi BermejoSpanish
- punakuonokasFinnish
- tôkhe.kohts
- アカハネジネズミJapanese
- RødsengiNorwegian Bokmål
- RødelefantspissmusNorwegian Bokmål
- Rosse OlifantspitsmuisDutch
- ryjoskoczek rudawyPolish
- Рыжий прыгунчикRussian
Relatives of the rufous sengi
Other species in the same genus Galegeeska.
Somali sengi
Galegeeska revoili
CompareRufous sengi vs Somali sengi
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the rufous sengi?
An adult rufous sengi weighs 37.5 g – 55.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the rufous sengi live?
The rufous sengi has a recorded lifespan of 6 years.
How long is the rufous sengi pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 58.7 days.
What kind of animal is the rufous sengi?
The rufous sengi (Galegeeska rufescens) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
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
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
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).
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