Elephantulus intufi
(A. Smith, 1836)
Bushveld 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=lcMNAAAAQAAJOriginal name as described
Macroscelides Intufi
Other common names
Bushveld Elephant-shrew
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1859.5.7.13 (= BMNH:Mamm:1314a) (= BMNH:Mamm:1841.799)
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ed3a2a61-2363-42aa-b409-0be1af77e46fType locality
"Flats beyond Kurrichane," Marico District, North West Province, South Africa.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Angola · Namibia · Zimbabwe · Botswana · South Africa
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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