Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Cladus: Boreosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Superordo: Afrotheria
Cladus: Afroinsectiphilia
Cladus: Afroinsectivora
Ordo: Macroscelidea
Familia: Macroscelididae
Subfamilia: Macroscelidinae
Tribus: Elephantulini
Genus: Elephantulus
Species:Elephantulus edwardii
Name
Elephantulus edwardii (A. Smith, 1839)
References
Elephantulus edwardii in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Elephantulus edwardii (A. Smith, 1839) (Least Concern)
Vernacular names
Ελληνικά: Ελεφαντομέγαιρο του Εντουάρντι
English: Cape Elephant Shrew, Cape Rock Elephant Shrew
The Cape elephant shrew (Elephantulus edwardii),[2][3] also known as the Cape rock elephant-shrew[1][4] or Cape rock sengi,[1] is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is endemic to South Africa, although it is a relatively common animal. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.[1] Elephant shrews are not closely related to true shrews, nor to rodents such as mice.[3] E. edwardii has been observed to be a non-flying mammal pollinator of the pagoda lily (Massonia bifolia). Elephant shrews are floral pollinators due to their largely insectivorous diet.[5] Elephant-shrews are pollinators of Hyobanche atropurpurea.[6] It uses its long slender tongue to feed on the pagoda lily's nectar while getting the lily's pollen on its long nose.[4] E. edwardii is also a pollinator of Protea sulphurea.[7]
References
Rathbun, G.B.; Smit-Robinson, H. (2015). "Elephantulus edwardii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T7136A21290344. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T7136A21290344.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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.
Jiang, Jin-Qing; Xia, Xiao-Jing; Wang, Lei; Liu, Chang-Zhong (2018). "Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of cape elephant shrew, Elephantulus edwardii". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 3 (2): 738–739. doi:10.1080/23802359.2018.1483759. PMC 7799720. PMID 33474305.
Petra Wester, "Sticky snack for sengis: The Cape rock elephant-shrew, Elephantulus edwardii (Macroscelidea), as a pollinator of the Pagoda lily, Whiteheadia bifolia (Hyacinthaceae)", Springer-Verlag, November 16, 2010. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
Wester, Petra (2011). "Nectar feeding by the Cape rock elephant-shrew Elephantulus edwardii (Macroscelidea) — A primarily insectivorous mammal pollinates the parasite Hyobanche atropurpurea (Orobanchaceae)". Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants. 206 (12): 997–1001. Bibcode:2011FMDFE.206..997W. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2011.05.010.
Wester, Petra (2010). "Sticky snack for sengis: The Cape rock elephant-shrew, Elephantulus edwardii (Macroscelidea), as a pollinator of the Pagoda lily, Whiteheadia bifolia (Hyacinthaceae)". Naturwissenschaften. 97 (12): 1107–1112. Bibcode:2010NW.....97.1107W. doi:10.1007/s00114-010-0723-6. ISSN 0028-1042. PMID 21080154. S2CID 8649184.
Kühn, N., Midgley, J. & Steenhuisen, S.-L. (2017). Reproductive biology of three co-occurring, primarily small-mammal pollinated Protea species (Proteaceae). South African Journal of Botany. 113: 337-345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2017.08.020.
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