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Elephantulus fuscipes

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Macroscelidea
Familia: Macroscelididae
Genus: Elephantulus
Species: Elephantulus fuscipes

Name

Elephantulus fuscipes (Thomas, 1894)

References

* Elephantulus fuscipes on Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Elephantulus fuscipes (Thomas, 1894) (Data Deficient)


Vernacular names
English: Dusky-footed Elephant Shrew, Dusky-footed Sengi

The Dusky-footed Elephant Shrew or Dusky-footed Sengi (Elephantulus fuscipes) is a species of elephant shrew in the Macroscelididae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.[2]

References

^ Schlitter, Duane A. (16 November 2005). Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). pp. 82. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^ a b FitzGibbon, C., Perrin, M. & Stuart, C. (2008). Elephantulus fuscipes. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 December 2008.

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