Cape elephant shrew
| Cape elephant shrew[1] | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Macroscelidea |
| Family: | Macroscelididae |
| Genus: | Elephantulus |
| Species: | E. edwardii |
| Binomial name | |
| Elephantulus edwardii (A. Smith, 1839) | |
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| Cape elephant shrew range | |
The Cape elephant shrew, Cape rock elephant shrew, or Cape sengi (Elephantulus edwardii) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is 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. 82. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- 1 2 Stuart, C., Perrin, M., FitzGibbon, C., Griffin, M. & Smit, H. (2008). Elephantulus edwardii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
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