TAXONOMY AND SPECIES ABBREVIATIONS
Scientific and common names of sengis (1 family, 2 subfamilies, and 18 species), including species abbreviation in parentheses (for distribution table), IUCN Red List conservation status in brackets (EN=endangered, VU=vulnerable, NT=near threatened, LC=least concern, DD=data deficient, and --=not assessed).
| Order: Macroscelidea | Sengis or Elephant-shrews |
| Family: Macroscelididae | |
| Subfamily: Rhynchocyoninae | Giant sengis |
| Genus: Rhynchocyon | |
| Species: Rhynchocyon chrysopygus (chy) [EN] | Golden-rumped sengi |
| Species: Rhynchocyon cirnei (cir) [NT] | Chequered sengi |
| Species: Rhynchocyon petersi (pet) [VU] | Black-and-rufous sengi or Zanj sengi |
| Species: Rhynchocyon udzungwensis (udz) [VU] | Gray-faced sengi |
| Subfamily: Macroscelidinae | Soft-furred sengis |
| Genus: Petrodromus | |
| Species: Petrodromus tetradactylus (tet) [LC] | Four-toed sengi |
| Genus: Macroscelides | Round-eared sengis |
| Species: Macroscelides flavicaudatus (flav) [--] | Namib round-eared sengi |
| Species: Macroscelides proboscideus (prob) [--] | Karoo round-eared sengi |
| Genus: Elephantulus | Long-eared sengis |
| Species: Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (brach) [LC] | Short-snouted sengi |
| Species: Elephantulus edwardi (edw) [LC] | Cape rock sengi |
| Species: Elephantulus fuscipes (fuscip) [DD] | Dusky-footed sengi |
| Species: Elephantulus fuscus (fuscus) [DD] | Dusky sengi |
| Species: Elephantulus intufi (int) [LC] | Bushveld sengi |
| Species: Elephantulus myurus (myur) [LC] | Eastern Rock sengi |
| Species: Elephantulus pilicaudus (pil) [DD] | Karoo rock sengi |
| Species: Elephantulus revoili (rev) [DD] | Somali sengi |
| Species: Elephantulus rozeti (roz) [LC] | North African sengi |
| Species: Elephantulus rufescens (ruf) [LC] | Rufous sengi |
| Species: Elephantulus rupestris (rup) [LC] | Western rock sengi |