Elephantulus brachyrhynchus

(A. Smith, 1836)

Short-snouted Sengi

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Atlantogenata
Superorder : Afrotheria
Order : Macroscelidea
Family : Macroscelididae
Subfamily : Macroscelidinae
Tribe : Elephantulini
Genus : Elephantulus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Smith, A. 1836. Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope, June 23, 1834, under the Superintendence of Dr. A. Smith. Government Gazette Office, Cape Town, 68 pp.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=lcMNAAAAQAAJ

Original name as described

Macroscelides brachyrynchus

Other common names

Short-snouted Elephant-shrew

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1839.10.5.5, BMNH:Mamm:1859.5.7.17

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f145ffa6-4e36-4528-bc1c-3e6c28122129

Type locality

"country between [Lake] Latakoo [Kuruman, Northern Cape Province, South Africa] and the Tropic [of Capricorn, southern Botswana]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Uganda · Kenya · Tanzania · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Zimbabwe · Botswana · Namibia · South Africa · Eswatini

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000445

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Macroscelides brachyrynchus

(A. Smith, 1836)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

brachyrhynchus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

as_emended

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1839.10.5.5, BMNH:Mamm:1859.5.7.17

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f145ffa6-4e36-4528-bc1c-3e6c28122129

Authority page

42

Authority publication

Cape Town

Macroscelides brevirostris

(H. R. Schinz, 1844)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

brevirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1839.10.5.5, BMNH:Mamm:1859.5.7.17

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f145ffa6-4e36-4528-bc1c-3e6c28122129

Authority page

284

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Macroscelides brachyura

(du Bocage, 1882)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

brachyurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1889.5.1.1

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ee2dbd37-6953-4d44-bf01-d392c74a5c0c

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16211310

Authority publication

Jornal de sciencias mathematicas, physicas e naturaes

Name usages

Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Macroscelides Delamerei

(O. Thomas, 1901)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

delamerei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.6.21.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b554f5dd-9901-4d34-88aa-152e94c7febb

Authority page

155 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980199

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Nasilio brachyrhynchus albiventer

(Osgood, 1910)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

albiventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:16663

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=1943e2fb-325a-449e-9991-375b18923376

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4462382

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Nasilio luluae

(Matschie, 1926)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

luluae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMB 3818

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45481700

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Nasilio brachyryncha langi

(A. Roberts, 1929)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

langi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 1568

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

85

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Nasilio brachyryncha shortridgei

(A. Roberts, 1929)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

shortridgei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 2549

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

86

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Nasilio brachyrhynchus mababiensis

(A. Roberts, 1932)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

mababiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 6411

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

18

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Nasilio brachyryncha tzaneenensis

(A. Roberts, 1929)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

tzaneenensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 684

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

85

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Nasilio brachyrhyncha selindensis

(A. Roberts, 1937)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

selindensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 7715

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

99

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Nasilio brachyrhynchus

(A. Roberts, 1913)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

brachyrhynchus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

68

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439526

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1913:68, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Nasilio brachyrhyncha

(A. Roberts, 1937)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

brachyrhyncha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

88

Authority publication

South African Journal of Science

Name usages

Roberts (1937:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)

Elephantulus brachyrhynchus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

brachyrhynchus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

199

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:605) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42658) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42658) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42658/21288656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Macroscelides brachyrhynchus

(Froriep, 1837)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

brachyrhynchus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

justified_emendation

Authority page

341

Authority publication

Neue Notizen aus dem Gebiete der Natur- und Heilkunde

Name usages

Thomas (1898:928, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)

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