Grey-faced elephant-shrew  (Rhynchocyon udzungwensis)

Range

Endemic to the Udzungwa Mountains of south-central Tanzania, the grey-faced elephant-shrew occurs in just two forests: the Ndundulu–Luhomero forest and the Mwanihana forest, which are separated by about 20 kilometres of grassland and woodland (2). The Udzungwa Mountains form part of the Eastern Arc Mountains, a series of ancient mountains stretching from southern Kenya to south-central Tanzania (2).

Habitat

The grey-faced elephant-shrew inhabits moist, closed canopy, mountain forest and bamboo thickets, between 1,000 and 2,300 metres above sea level (2). The canopy of the forests in which this species is found is typically between 10 and 50 metres high, and the forest floor is covered in leaf litter, or has a more dense covering of grasses, herbs and tree seedlings (2).

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