''Elephantulus'' is a genus of
elephant shrew
Elephant shrews, also called jumping shrews or sengis, are small insectivorous mammals native to Africa, belonging to the family Macroscelididae, in the order Macroscelidea. Their traditional common English name "elephant shrew" comes from a pe ...
in the family
Macroscelididae.
It contains the following species:
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Short-snouted elephant shrew
The short-snouted elephant shrew or short-snouted sengi (''Elephantulus brachyrhynchus'') is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found over a wide area of Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical ...
(''E. brachyrhynchus'')
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Cape elephant shrew (''E. edwardii'')
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Dusky-footed elephant shrew
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 ...
(''E. fuscipes'')
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Dusky elephant shrew (''E. fuscus'')
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Bushveld elephant shrew (''E. intufi'')
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Eastern rock elephant shrew (''E. myurus'')
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Karoo rock elephant shrew (''E. pilicaudus'')
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Western rock elephant shrew (''E. rupestris'')
References
* Smit, H.A., Robinson, T.J., Watson, J. & Jansen van Vuunen, B. (2008). A New Species of Elephant-shrew (Afrotheria: Macroscelidea: ''Elephantulus'') from South Africa. Journal of Mammalogy 89 (5): 1257–1268.
Elephant shrews
Mammal genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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