Bushveld elephant shrew
| Bushveld elephant shrew[1] |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Mammalia |
| Order: |
Macroscelidea |
| Family: |
Macroscelididae |
| Genus: |
Elephantulus |
| Species: |
E. intufi |
| Binomial name |
Elephantulus intufi
(A. Smith, 1836) |
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| Bushveld elephant shrew range |
The Bushveld elephant shrew or Bushveld sengi (Elephantulus intufi) is a species of elephant shrew in the Macroscelididae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and hot deserts.[2]
References
- ↑ Schlitter, D. A. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Stuart, C., Perrin, M., FitzGibbon, C., Griffin, M. & Smit, H. (2008). Elephantulus intufi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
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| | | | Elephantulus |
- Short-snouted Elephant Shrew (E. brachyrhynchus)
- Cape Elephant Shrew (E. edwardii)
- Dusky-footed Elephant Shrew (E. fuscipes)
- Dusky Elephant Shrew (E. fuscus)
- Bushveld Elephant Shrew (E. intufi)
- Eastern Rock Elephant Shrew (E. myurus)
- Karoo Rock Elephant Shrew (Elephantulus pilicaudus)
- Somali Elephant Shrew (E. revoili)
- North African Elephant Shrew (E. rozeti)
- Rufous Elephant Shrew (E. rufescens)
- Western Rock Elephant Shrew (E. rupestris)
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| | Macroscelides | |
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| | Petrodromus |
- Four-toed Elephant Shrew (P. tetradactylus)
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