Rhynchocyon

E730917

Rhynchocyon is a genus of large, long-snouted African elephant shrews known for their elongated noses and swift, ground-dwelling insectivorous lifestyle.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
alsoKnownAs giant sengis ⓘ
belongsToClade Afrotheria ⓘ
bodySize relatively large for elephant shrews ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName checkered elephant shrews ⓘ
giant elephant shrews ⓘ
sengi genus Rhynchocyon ⓘ
linked to: Rhynchocyon
conservationConcern some species are threatened ⓘ
describedBy Wilhelm Peters ⓘ
diet insectivorous ⓘ
domain Eukaryota ⓘ
linked to: Eukarya
ecologicalRole insect predator ⓘ
family Macroscelididae ⓘ
linked to: Macroscelidea
feedsOn invertebrates ⓘ
foragingBehavior uses long nose to probe leaf litter ⓘ
geographicEndemism some species are endemic to limited mountain or forest regions ⓘ
habitat dense undergrowth ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
hasSpecies Rhynchocyon chrysopygus ⓘ
linked to: Rhynchocyon

Rhynchocyon cirnei ⓘ
linked to: Rhynchocyon

Rhynchocyon petersi ⓘ
linked to: Rhynchocyon

Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni ⓘ
linked to: Rhynchocyon

Rhynchocyon udzungwensis ⓘ
linked to: Rhynchocyon
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle terrestrial ⓘ
movement bounding locomotion ⓘ
swift running ⓘ
nativeTo Africa ⓘ
Central Africa ⓘ
East Africa ⓘ
notableFeature checkered coat pattern ⓘ
elongated snout ⓘ
long legs ⓘ
order Macroscelidea ⓘ
parentTaxon Macroscelididae ⓘ
linked to: Macroscelidea
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproductiveStrategy small litters ⓘ
well-developed young at birth ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typeSpecies Rhynchocyon cirnei ⓘ
linked to: Rhynchocyon
vernacularGroup elephant shrews ⓘ
yearDescribed 1847 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Macroscelidea → containsGenus → Rhynchocyon ⓘ
Rhynchocyon → commonName → sengi genus Rhynchocyon ⓘ
linked to: Rhynchocyon
Rhynchocyon → typeSpecies → Rhynchocyon cirnei ⓘ
linked to: Rhynchocyon
Rhynchocyon → hasSpecies → Rhynchocyon cirnei ⓘ
linked to: Rhynchocyon
Rhynchocyon → hasSpecies → Rhynchocyon chrysopygus ⓘ
linked to: Rhynchocyon
Rhynchocyon → hasSpecies → Rhynchocyon petersi ⓘ
linked to: Rhynchocyon
Rhynchocyon → hasSpecies → Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni ⓘ
linked to: Rhynchocyon
Rhynchocyon → hasSpecies → Rhynchocyon udzungwensis ⓘ
linked to: Rhynchocyon