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title: "Bushveld Sengi"
description: "Elephantulus intufi — Mammals. The bushveld sengi or bushveld elephant shrew (Elephantulus intufi) is a species of small mammal belonging to the sengi family (Macroscelididae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/bushveld-sengi
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bushveld Sengi

> Elephantulus intufi — Mammals. The bushveld sengi or bushveld elephant shrew (Elephantulus intufi) is a species of small mammal belonging to the sengi family (Macroscelididae).

- Scientific name: *Elephantulus intufi*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanna), `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 145
- Wikidata: [Q579367](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q579367)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43212](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43212)

## Names

- en: Bushveld Sengi
- de: Trockenland-Elefantenspitzmaus
- es: Sengi del Bushveld
- nl: Zuid-Afrikaanse olifantspitsmuis

## Countries with the most observations

NA (85), ZA (10), AO (3)

## Summary

The bushveld sengi or bushveld elephant shrew (Elephantulus intufi) is a species of small mammal belonging to the sengi family (Macroscelididae). It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and hot deserts.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushveld_sengi

## Photo

![Bushveld Sengi](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bushveld-sengi/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nico · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/235670654

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bushveld-sengi?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).