Galegeeska rufescens - #4173
Rufous Sengi
Neonates scent-marking adult back pelage. Captive population from Kenya, Makueni county (former Eastern province), Kibwezi, Bushwhackers Safari Camp. Formerly Elephantulus rufescens.
Geographic Distribution
S and E Ethiopia; Kenya; E Uganda; S Sudan; N, C and W Tanzania; N and S Somalia.
Order/Family
Macroscelididae
Genus
Galegeeska
Specific Epithet
rufescens
Image Location
USA, DC, Washington, National Zoological Park
Image Date
26 November 1977
Photographer
GB Rathbun (Contributed by the California Academy of Sciences)