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Elephantulus fuscus

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 fuscus

Name

Elephantulus fuscus (Peters, 1852)

References

* Elephantulus fuscus 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 fuscus (Peters, 1852) (Data Deficient)


Vernacular names
CatalĂ : Musaranya elefant del Zambesi
English: Dusky Elephant Shrew, Dusky Sengi

The Dusky Elephant Shrew or Dusky Sengi (Elephantulus fuscus) is a species of elephant shrew in the Macroscelididae family. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.[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 Stuart, C., Perrin, M. & FitzGibbon, C. (2008). Elephantulus fuscus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 December 2008.

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