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title: "Western Rock Sengi"
description: "Elephantulus rupestris — Mammiferi. The western rock sengi or western rock elephant shrew (Elephantulus rupestris) is a species of small mammal in the sengi family (Macroscelididae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/western-rock-sengi
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Rock Sengi

> Elephantulus rupestris — Mammiferi. The western rock sengi or western rock elephant shrew (Elephantulus rupestris) is a species of small mammal in the sengi family (Macroscelididae).

- Scientific name: *Elephantulus rupestris*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 150
- Wikidata: [Q1761482](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1761482)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43218](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43218)

## Names

- en: Western Rock Sengi
- de: Westliche Klippen-Elefantenspitzmaus
- es: Sengi del Occidente de África Austral
- nl: Klipolifantspitsmuis
- pl: Ryjoskoczek skalny

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (58), NA (16)

## Summary

The western rock sengi or western rock elephant shrew (Elephantulus rupestris) is a species of small mammal in the sengi family (Macroscelididae). It is found in Namibia, South Africa, and possibly Angola and Botswana. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas.
Smaller members of western rock sengi possess functional brown adipose tissue, which changes in thermogenic capacity depending on the season.

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

## Photo

![Western Rock Sengi](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-rock-sengi/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/126635394

## Machine access

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