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Macroscelidea

Macroscelidea is an order in the class Mammalia. This database currently files 26 species under it, 1 of them threatened.

Species filed
26
Threatened
1
Countries recorded
0
With a free photo
38%
Weight range
32.5 g – 540 g

What is in Macroscelidea?

8 families filed directly under this order.

  1. Macroscelididae

    black and rufous sengi, golden-rumped sengi, karoo round-eared sengi, gray-faced sengi …

    23 species

  2. Louisinidae

    Cingulodon magioncaldai

    1 species

  3. Myohyracidae

    Rukwasengi butleri

    1 species

  4. Rhynchocyonidae

    Oligorhynchocyon songwensis

    1 species

  5. Afrohypselodontidae

    0 species

  6. Herodotiidae

    0 species

  7. Litocherus

    0 species

  8. Metoldobotidae

    0 species

Best-known members of Macroscelidea

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How threatened is Macroscelidea?

12 of 26 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
ENEndangered18%
LCLeast Concern975%
DDData Deficient217%

All species in Macroscelidea

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Black and rufous sengiRhynchocyon petersiMacroscelididaeLeast Concern424 gNot recorded
Golden-rumped sengiRhynchocyon chrysopygusMacroscelididaeEndangered540 gNot recorded
Karoo round-eared sengiMacroscelides proboscideusMacroscelididaeLeast Concern38.2 gNot recorded
Gray-faced sengiRhynchocyon udzungwensisMacroscelididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Four-toed sengiPetrodromus tetradactylusMacroscelididaeLeast Concern187.5 gNot recorded
Chequered sengiRhynchocyon cirneiMacroscelididaeLeast Concern490 gNot recorded
Eastern rock sengiElephantulus myurusMacroscelididaeLeast Concern52.4 gNot recorded
Bushveld sengiElephantulus intufiMacroscelididaeLeast Concern49.5 gNot recorded
Western rock sengiElephantulus rupestrisMacroscelididaeLeast Concern66.4 gNot recorded
Short-snouted sengiElephantulus brachyrhynchusMacroscelididaeLeast Concern47.5 gNot recorded
Cape rock sengiElephantulus edwardiiMacroscelididaeLeast Concern48 gNot recorded
Etendeka round-eared sengiMacroscelides micusMacroscelididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Dusky-footed sengiElephantulus fuscipesMacroscelididaeData Deficient57 gNot recorded
Dusky sengiElephantulus fuscusMacroscelididaeData Deficient52.6 gNot recorded
Namib round-eared sengiMacroscelides flavicaudatusMacroscelididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Karoo rock sengiElephantulus pilicaudusMacroscelididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
White-tailed sengiRhynchocyon stuhlmanniMacroscelididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedRukwasengi butleriMyohyracidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedMiosengi butleriMacroscelididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedOligorhynchocyon songwensisRhynchocyonidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
North African sengiPetrosaltator rozetiMacroscelididaeNot recorded48 gNot recorded
Not recordedCingulodon magioncaldaiLouisinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedElephantulus revouliiMacroscelididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Somali sengiGalegeeska revoiliMacroscelididaeNot recorded32.5 gNot recorded
Rufous sengiGalegeeska rufescensMacroscelididaeNot recorded37.5 gNot recorded
Not recordedPetrodromus venustusMacroscelididaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded