Elephantulus fuscipes
(O. Thomas, 1894)
Dusky-footed 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
Thomas, O. 1894-01-01. Descriptions of two new species of Macroscelides. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)13(73):67-70.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19242408Original name as described
Macroscelides fuscipes
Other common names
Dusky-footed Elephant-shrew · Uganda Sengi · Uganda Elephant-shrew
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1884.5.1.6
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3c52d461-f913-4cc7-a90d-e024266cdb65Type locality
"N'doruma, Niam-Niam country (= Doruma), north-eastern DR Congo.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
South Sudan · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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