Stuhlmann's sengi
Species of sengi living in Africa
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The Stuhlmann's sengi[1] or white-tailed sengi[2] (Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni) is a species of sengi that lives in the forests and savannas of Africa. It was discovered in 1893 and declared a new species. In the 1960s, however, it was downgraded to a subspecies of checkered sengi (Rhynchocyon cirnei). In 2018, following genetic tests, scientists re-evaluated the mammal as a full species again.[3]
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| Stuhlmann's sengi | |
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| Stuhlmann's sengi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Macroscelidea |
| Family: | Macroscelididae |
| Genus: | Rhynchocyon |
| Species: | R. stuhlmanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni (Matschie, 1893) | |
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| Map of the distribution of Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni | |
The sengi is named after Franz Stuhlmann, a German zoologist, whose name is also found on a variety of other Central African species and subspecies, including Stuhlmann's golden mole (Chrysochloris stuhlmanni), Stuhlmann's double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris stuhlmanni), Stuhlmann's starling (Poeoptera stuhlmanni), Stuhlmann's weaver (Ploceus baglafecht stuhlmanni), and Stuhlmann's blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni).[4][5]
