Karoo Round-eared Sengi
Macroscelides proboscideus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The round-eared sengi or round-eared elephant shrew, also called the Karoo round-eared sengi or Karoo round-eared sengi to distinguish it from its sister species), is a species of small mammal belonging to the sengi family (Macroscelididae). It is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and grassland, and hot deserts. They eat insects, shoots, and roots. Their gestation period is 56 days. The species was formerly misleadingly called the short-eared sengi or short-eared elephant shrew.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Macroscelidea
- Family
- Macroscelididae
- Genus
- Macroscelides