The dusky-footed elephant shrew or dusky-footed sengi (Elephantulus fuscipes) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.[2]
Dusky-footed elephant shrew[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Macroscelidea |
Family: | Macroscelididae |
Genus: | Elephantulus |
Species: | E. fuscipes
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Binomial name | |
Elephantulus fuscipes (Thomas, 1894)
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Dusky-footed elephant shrew range |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Rathbun, G.B. (2015). "Elephantulus fuscipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T42659A21288575. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T42659A21288575.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.