Elephantulus

Elephantulus
Elephantulus, with a common flat lizard behind
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Macroscelidea
Family: Macroscelididae
Genus: Elephantulus
Thomas & Schwann, 1906
Type species
Macroscelides rupestris
A. Smith, 1831
Species

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Elephantulus is a genus of sengi, or elephant shrew, in the family Macroscelididae.

It contains the following species:

References

  1. ↑ 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. pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ↑ 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. doi:10.1644/07-MAMM-A-254.1. hdl:10019.1/117701.