---
title: "Sorkonos złotozady"
description: "Rhynchocyon chrysopygus — Ssaki. The golden-rumped sengi or golden rumped elephant shrew (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus) is a small African mammal."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/golden-rumped-sengi
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sorkonos złotozady

> Rhynchocyon chrysopygus — Ssaki. The golden-rumped sengi or golden rumped elephant shrew (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus) is a small African mammal.

- Scientific name: *Rhynchocyon chrysopygus*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 96
- Wikidata: [Q1333257](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1333257)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43222](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43222)

## Names

- en: Golden-rumped Sengi
- de: Goldenes Rüsselhündchen
- es: Sengi Gigante de Rabadilla Dorada
- fr: Macroscélide à croupe dorée
- nl: Goudstuitslurfhondje
- pl: Sorkonos złotozady

## Countries with the most observations

KE (82)

## Summary

The golden-rumped sengi or golden rumped elephant shrew (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus) is a small African mammal. It is the largest species of the sengi family (Macroscelididae) along with its close relative the grey-faced sengi. It is classified as endangered.

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

## Photo

![Sorkonos złotozady](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/golden-rumped-sengi/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8998062

## Machine access

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