Eastern rock elephant shrew
| Eastern rock elephant shrew[1] |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Mammalia |
| Order: |
Macroscelidea |
| Family: |
Macroscelididae |
| Genus: |
Elephantulus |
| Species: |
E. myurus |
| Binomial name |
Elephantulus myurus
Thomas & Schwann, 1906 |
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| Eastern Rock Elephant Shrew range |
The Eastern rock elephant shrew or eastern rock sengi (Elephantulus myurus) is a species of elephant shrew in the Macroscelididae family. It is found in Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and rocky areas.[2]
References
- ↑ Schlitter, D. A. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Stuart, C., FitzGibbon, C., Perrin, M. & Smit, H. (2008). Elephantulus myurus. 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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