SAVE, BLACK AND RUFOUS ELEPHANT SHREW, RHYNCHOCYON PETERSI.

THE BLACK AND RUFOUS ELEPHANT SHREW IS ONE OF SPECIES OF ELEPHANT SHREW FOUND ONLY IN AFRICA. LIKE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE GENUS RHYNCHOCYON , IT IS RELATIVELY LARGE SPECIES, WITH ADULTS AVERAGING ABOUT 28 CM IN LENGTH, AND 450 700 G. ( 1.0-1.5 lb ) IN WEIGHT. IT IS NATIVE TO KENYA AND TANZANIA. IT EATS INSECTS , BEETLES TERMITES ANTS AND SPIDER.SUPPLEMENTING THIS WITH FRUITS AND SEEDS. THIS SPECIES IS IN IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES AS VULNERABLE . FRAGMENTATION AND DEGRADATION OF FORESTS HABITATS DUE TO URBAN AND AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION IS THE MAJOR THREAT TO THIS SENGI. EXTRACTION OF TIMBER FOR WOODCARVING, FIREWOOD AND CHARCOAL PRODUCTION ARE ALSO THREAT TO ITS HABITAT. WWW IUCNREDLIST.ORG/DETAILS/19708/0 -------------------PLEASE DEARS FRIENDS REMEMBER BOYCOTT CINA IS THE COUNTRY CRUELLEST FOR THE ANIMALS . THANKS