Stuhlmann's elephant shrew

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Stuhlmann's elephant shrew
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Stuhlmann's elephant shrew
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Macroscelidea
Family: Macroscelididae
Genus: Rhynchocyon
Species:
R. stuhlmanni
Binomial name
Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni
(Matschie, 1893)
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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). [3] [4]

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References

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