Rhynchocyon chrysopygus Günther 1881

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus Günther 1881, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1881: 164.

Type Locality: Kenya, Mombasa.

Vernacular Names: Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew.

Distribution: E Kenya.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Kingdon (1974 a:41) considered chrysopygus as a subspecies of cirnei . See Rathbun (1979, Mammalian Species, 117).