Golden-rumped elephant-shrew  (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus)

Species information

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Threats

Numbers of the golden-rumped elephant-shrew are severely threatened by habitat destruction along the Kenyan coast. Forests are being relentlessly cleared for farming, development and timber collection (5). Illegal trapping of these sengis for food also occurs, although current levels are thought to be sustainable (5).

Conservation

The golden-rumped sengi occurs mainly in the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest in Kenya (6), which receives a degree of protection from the Kenyan Wildlife Service (7).

View information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
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