Rhynchocyon
| Rhynchocyon[1] | |
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| Rhynchocyon petersi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Macroscelidea |
| Family: | Macroscelididae |
| Genus: | Rhynchocyon Peters, 1847 |
| Species | |
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Rhynchocyon chrysopygus | |
Rhynchocyon is a genus of elephant shrew (or sengi) in the family Macroscelididae.[1] Members of this genus are known colloquially as the checkered elephant shrews[2] or giant sengis.[3] It contains the following four species:
- Golden-rumped elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon chrysopygus
- Checkered elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon cirnei
- Black and rufous elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon petersi
- Grey-faced sengi, Rhynchocyon udzungwensis [4]
References
- 1 2 Schlitter, D.A. (2005). "Genus Rhynchocyon". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 84–85. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ ITIS.gov
- ↑ FitzGibbon, C. & Rathbun, G. (2008). Rhynchocyon chrysopygus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- ↑ AFP: Shrew's who: New mammal enters the book of life
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