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Short-snouted sengi

Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (A. Smith, 1836)

LCLeast Concernmammals

The short-snouted sengi (Elephantulus brachyrhynchus) is a species in the family Macroscelididae, order Macroscelidea. Recorded adults weigh 45.1 g to 47.5 g and live up to 4.16 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Short-snouted sengi (Elephantulus brachyrhynchus)
Photo: Mr. Ford · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the short-snouted sengi

Weight
45.1 g – 47.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
4.16 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
1.65src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
3.98src 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

Where does the short-snouted sengi live?

Not recorded

What is the short-snouted sengi?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The short-snouted sengi or short-snouted elephant shrew (Elephantulus brachyrhynchus) is a species of small mammal belonging to the sengi family (Macroscelididae). It is found over a wide area of Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

From the Wikipedia article “Short-snouted sengi” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Short-snouted_sengi&oldid=1360553821), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the short-snouted sengi endangered?

The short-snouted 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

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the short-snouted sengi classified?

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

Synonyms Macroscelides brachyrhynchus

Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • Short-snouted elephant shrewEnglish
  • Short-snouted elephant shrewEnglish
  • Short-snouted elephant shrewEnglish
  • Short-snouted elephant-shrewEnglish
  • Short-snouted elephant-shrewEnglish
  • Kortneus KlaasneusAfrikaans
  • qısaburun atlanqaçAzerbaijani
  • musaranya elefant de musell curtCatalan
  • bércoun krátkonosýCzech
  • Kurznasen-RüsselspringerGerman
  • Kurznasen-ElefantenspitzmausGerman
  • Kurzrüssel-ElefantenspitzmausGerman
  • Κοντόρυγχο ΕλεφαντομέγαιροGreek
  • Sengi HociquicortoSpanish
  • musaraña elefante de hocico cortoSpanish
  • lyhytkärsäkuonokasFinnish
  • macroscélide à nez courtFrench
  • suntsa.ko [ID uncertain]hts
  • コバナハネジネズミJapanese
  • senġi ta' wiċċu qasirMaltese
  • KortsnutesengiNorwegian Bokmål
  • Kortsnutet ElefantspissmusNorwegian Bokmål
  • KortneusolifantspitsmuisDutch
  • ryjoskoczek krótkonosyPolish
  • Коротконосый прыгунчикRussian
  • kortnosad elefantnäbbmusSwedish

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the short-snouted sengi

Other species in the same genus Elephantulus.

DD, Data Deficient

Dusky-footed sengi

Elephantulus fuscipes

MacroscelididaeNo free photo yet

DD, Data Deficient
Dusky sengi (Elephantulus fuscus)

Dusky sengi

Elephantulus fuscus

Macroscelididae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the short-snouted sengi?

An adult short-snouted sengi weighs 45.1 g – 47.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the short-snouted sengi endangered?

The short-snouted sengi is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the short-snouted sengi live?

The short-snouted sengi has a recorded lifespan of 4.16 years.

What kind of animal is the short-snouted sengi?

The short-snouted sengi (Elephantulus brachyrhynchus) belongs to the family Macroscelididae in the order Macroscelidea.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{short_snouted_sengi_2026,
  title = {Short-snouted sengi (Elephantulus brachyrhynchus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/short-snouted-sengi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}