Elephantulus edwardii

(A. Smith, 1839)

Cape Rock 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

Illustr. Zool. S. Afr. Mamm., pl. 14

Original name as described

Macroscelides edwardii

Other common names

Cape Rock Elephant-shrew · Cape Sengi · Cape Elephant-shrew

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1841.796

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/316a4263-e679-4f89-bbbe-25947f840705

Type locality

"one of the central districts of the colony, near to the Oliphant's river," Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000446

Country distribution map

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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 edwardii

(A. Smith, 1839)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

edwardii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1841.796

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/316a4263-e679-4f89-bbbe-25947f840705

Authority page

pl. 14

Authority publication

London

Elephantulus capensis

A. Roberts, 1924

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 2312

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

62

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Elephantulus karoensis

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

karoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 688

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

234

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Elephantulus Edwardsi

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

edwardsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

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)

Elephantulus edwardii

Schlitter, 2005

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

edwardii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7136/21290344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Macroscelides edwardsii

(W. L. Sclater, 1901)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

edwardsii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

149

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32216238

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Elephantulus edwardi

Corbet & Hanks, 1968

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

edwardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

96

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26204537

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

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)

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