Dusky elephant shrew

The dusky elephant shrew or dusky sengi (Elephantulus fuscus) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.[2]

Dusky elephant shrew[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Macroscelidea
Family: Macroscelididae
Genus: Elephantulus
Species:
E. fuscus
Binomial name
Elephantulus fuscus
(Peters, 1852)
Dusky elephant shrew range

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. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Rathbun, G.B. (2015). "Elephantulus fuscus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T42660A21288491. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T42660A21288491.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.


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