Golden-rumped elephant-shrew
(Rhynchocyon chrysopygus)
Description
Rhynchocyon chrysopygus is a species of shrew-elephant in the Macroscelididae family.It is endemic to Kenya,where it can be found only in the coastal region of the Arabuko Sokoke National Park north of Mombassa.
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Mammalia
Order:Macroscelidea
Family:Macroscelididae
Genus:Rhynchocyon
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