Golden-rumped Elephant-shrew (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus)
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Description: Fact sheet from EDGE, a conservation organization that focuses specifically on threatened species that represent a significant amount of unique evolutionary history.
EDGE :: Mammal Species Information The alternative common name for the sengi, "elephant-shrew" refers to the animals' small size and extraordinarily long, flexible trunks. Recent studies indicate that they are not related to shrews at all, but are in fact distantly related to elephants. The golden-rumped sengi is one of the largest species of sengi. It can be identified by the bright yellow patch of fur on its rump. Unusually for such a small mammal this species is monogamous. It has one of the most restricted ranges of any of the elephant-shrews, and is threatened by the destruction and fragmentation of its forest habitat.
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