Stuhlmann's elephant shrew

Stuhlmann's elephant shrew
	Stuhlmann's elephant shrew
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Macroscelidea
Family:	Macroscelididae
Genus:	Rhynchocyon
Species:	R. stuhlmanni
Binomial name
	Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni; Matschie, 1893
	Map of the distribution of Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni

The Stuhlmann's elephant shrew[1] (Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni) is a species of elephant shrew that lives in the forests and savannas of Africa. It was discovered in 1893 and declared a new species. In the 1960s, however, it was downgraded to a subspecies of checkered sengi (Rhynchocyon cirnei). In 2018, following genetic tests, scientists re-evaluated the mammal as a full species again.[2]

The elephant shrew is named after Franz Stuhlmann, a German zoologist, whose name is also found on a variety of other Central African species and subspecies, including Stuhlmann's golden mole (Chrysochloris stuhlmanni), Stuhlmann's double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris stuhlmanni), Stuhlmann's starling (Poeoptera stuhlmanni), Stuhlmann's weaver (Ploceus baglafecht stuhlmanni), and Stuhlmann's blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni).

References

Zumpt, Fritz (1961). The Arthropod Parasites of Vertebrates in Africa South of the Sahara (Ethiopian Region). South African Institute for Medical Research. p. 223.
"New Species of Adorable Elephant Shrew Described". IFLScience. Retrieved 2020-11-27.

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[1] Zumpt, Fritz (1961). The Arthropod Parasites of Vertebrates in Africa South of the Sahara (Ethiopian Region). South African Institute for Medical Research. p. 223.

[2] "New Species of Adorable Elephant Shrew Described". IFLScience. Retrieved 2020-11-27.