Dusky elephant shrew

Dusky elephant shrew[1]
Scientific classification
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

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]

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. 1 2 Stuart, C.; Perrin, M. & FitzGibbon, C. (2008). "Elephantulus fuscus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 December 2008.


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