Karoo rock elephant shrew
The Karoo rock elephant shrew or Karoo rock sengi (Elephantulus pilicaudus) is a type of shrew in the genus Elephantulus. Its known habitat is in South Africa (Northern Cape Province, Western Cape Province).
| Karoo rock elephant shrew | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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, H. & Rathbun, G. (2008). "Elephantulus pilicaudus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 2010-11-04.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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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