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Somali sengi

Galegeeska revoili (Huet, 1881)

Status not recordedmammals

The somali sengi (Galegeeska revoili) is a species in the family Macroscelididae, order Macroscelidea. Recorded adults weigh 32.5 g to 32.5 g.

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Quick facts about the somali sengi

Weight
32.5 g
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
By day (diurnal)
Lifestyle
Terrestrial
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the somali sengi live?

Not recorded

Is the somali 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 somali sengi classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderMacroscelidea
  5. familyMacroscelididae
  6. genusGalegeeska
  7. SpeciesGalegeeska revoili (Huet, 1881)

Synonyms Elephantulus revoili, Macrocelides revoilii, Macroscelides revoili

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Somali elephant shrewEnglish
  • Somali elephant-shrewEnglish
  • Musaranya elefant de SomàliaCatalan
  • bércoun somálskýCzech
  • Somali-RüsselspringerGerman
  • Ελεφαντομέγαιρα της ΣομαλίαςGreek
  • Sengi de SomaliaSpanish
  • somaliankuonokasFinnish
  • ソマリハネジネズミJapanese
  • SomalielefantspissmusNorwegian Bokmål
  • SomaliolifantspitsmuisDutch
  • ryjoskoczek somalijskiPolish
  • Прыгунчик РевуалаRussian
  • Somali-ElefantenspitzmausGerman
  • Somalia-ElefantenspitzmausGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the somali sengi

Other species in the same genus Galegeeska.

Rufous sengi

Galegeeska rufescens

MacroscelididaeNo free photo yet

CompareSomali sengi vs Rufous sengi

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the somali sengi?

An adult somali sengi weighs 32.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the somali sengi?

The somali sengi (Galegeeska revoili) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Somali sengi (Galegeeska revoili). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/somali-sengi

MLA

“Somali sengi (Galegeeska revoili).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/somali-sengi.

BibTeX
@misc{somali_sengi_2026,
  title = {Somali sengi (Galegeeska revoili)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/somali-sengi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}