Karoo rock elephant shrew
The Karoo rock elephant shrew or Karoo rock sengi (Elephantulus pilicaudus) is an elephant shrew in the genus Elephantulus. It is found in Northern Cape Province and Western Cape Province in South Africa.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Macroscelidea |
| Family: | Macroscelididae |
| Genus: | Elephantulus |
| Species: | E. pilicaudus |
| Binomial name | |
| Elephantulus pilicaudus Smit, 2008[2] | |
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| Karoo Rock Elephant Shrew range | |
References
- Smit-Robinson, H.; Rathbun, G. (2015). "Elephantulus pilicaudus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T165924A21291059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T165924A21291059.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Smit, H. A.; Robinson, T. J.; Watson, J.; Van Vuuren, B. Jansen (2008). "A New Species of Elephant-shrew (Afrotheria: Macroscelidea: Elephantulus) from South Africa". Journal of Mammalogy. 89 (5): 1257. doi:10.1644/07-MAMM-A-254.1.
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