The dusky elephant shrew or dusky sengi (Elephantulus fuscus) is a species of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.[2]
Dusky 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. fuscus
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Binomial name | |
Elephantulus fuscus (Peters, 1852)
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Dusky 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 fuscus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T42660A21288491. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T42660A21288491.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.