Dusky-footed elephant shrew
| Dusky-footed elephant shrew[1] | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Macroscelidea |
| Family: | Macroscelididae |
| Genus: | Elephantulus |
| Species: | E. fuscipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Elephantulus fuscipes (Thomas, 1894) | |
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| Dusky-footed elephant shrew range | |
The dusky-footed elephant shrew or dusky-footed sengi (Elephantulus fuscipes) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.[2]
References
- ↑ Schlitter, D.A. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- 1 2 FitzGibbon, C., Perrin, M. & Stuart, C. (2008). Elephantulus fuscipes. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
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