''Macroscelides'' is a genus of small shrew-like animals, the round-eared

sengi Elephant shrews, also called jumping shrews or sengis, are small insectivorous mammals native to Africa, belonging to the family Macroscelididae, in the order Macroscelidea. Their traditional common English name "elephant shrew" comes from a per ...

s (also called

elephant shrews Elephant shrews, also called jumping shrews or sengis, are small insectivorous mammals native to Africa, belonging to the family Macroscelididae, in the order Macroscelidea. Their traditional common English name "elephant shrew" comes from a perc ...

), found in western Namibia and in South Africa; they are members of the clade

Afrotheria Afrotheria ( from Latin ''Afro-'' "of Africa" + ''theria'' "wild beast") is a superorder of placental mammals, the living members of which belong to groups that are either currently living in Africa or of African origin: golden moles, elephan ...

. There are three known species: * Namib round-eared sengi, '' Macroscelides flavicaudatus'' * Etendaka round-eared sengi, '' Macroscelides micus'', which is only found in gravel plains in the Etendaka formation of north-west Namibia * Karoo round-eared sengi, or short-eared elephant shrew, '' Macroscelides proboscideus''

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Elephant shrews Mammal genera Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist) Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{macroscelidea-stub