Elephantulus

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Elephantulus [1]
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Elephantulus, with a common flat lizard behind
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Macroscelidea
Family: Macroscelididae
Genus: Elephantulus
Thomas & Schwann, 1906
Type species
Macroscelides rupestris
A. Smith, 1831
Species

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Elephantulus is a genus of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It contains the following species:

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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. pp. 82–83. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.