Western rock elephant shrew
| Western rock elephant shrew[1] | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Macroscelidea |
| Family: | Macroscelididae |
| Genus: | Elephantulus |
| Species: | E. rupestris |
| Binomial name | |
| Elephantulus rupestris (A. Smith, 1831) | |
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| Western rock elephant shrew range | |
The western rock elephant shrew or western rock sengi (Elephantulus rupestris) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found in Namibia, South Africa, possibly Angola, and possibly Botswana. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas.[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. 83. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- 1 2 Perrin, M., FitzGibbon, C., Stuart, C., Griffin, M. & Smit, H. (2008). Elephantulus rupestris. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
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