Sengi

but now it's called by its African name of sengi.

但现在很多人都改用它的非洲名字桑吉

This is a female rufous sengi.

这是一只母红象鼩鼱

the bizarre-looking creature, dubbed rhynochocyon udzungwensis, is a type of giant elephant shrew, or sengi.

这种相貌怪异的动物，是巨型象鼩鼱的一种，常被戏称为“Rhynochocyonudzungwensis”（拉丁文）。

But scientists have only just discovered a new species of elephant shrew or round-eared sengi-in the remote deserts of south western Africa.

但科学家在遥远的西非南部刚刚发现了象鼩的一个新品种圆耳象鼩。

The diminutive animal is smaller than other sengi and has rust-coloured fur, a large, hairless gland on the underside of its tail and lacks dark skin pigment, according to the study published in the Journal of Mammalogy.

据《哺乳动物学杂志》的研究报告称，这种小动物体型比其他象鼩要小，长着黄锈色的皮毛，尾巴下方有着大型无毛腺，缺乏深色皮肤色素。