Elephantulus pilicaudus
H. A. Smit in H. A. Smit, T. J. Robinson, Watson, & Jansen van Vuuren, 2008
Karoo Rock Sengi
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Atlantogenata |
| Superorder | : Afrotheria |
| Order | : Macroscelidea |
| Family | : Macroscelididae |
| Subfamily | : Macroscelidinae |
| Tribe | : Elephantulini |
| Genus | : Elephantulus |
Species status
Authority citation
Smit, H.A., Robinson, T.J., Watson, J. and Jansen van Vuuren, B. 2008-10. A new species of elephant-shrew (Afrotheria: Macroscelidea: Elephantulus) from South Africa. Journal of Mammalogy 89(5):1257-1269.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1644/07-MAMM-A-254.1Original name as described
Elephantulus pilicaudus
Other common names
Karoo Rock Elephant-shrew
Type material
MMK/M/7305
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Vondelingsfontein Farm, Calvinia, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (31°48'S, 19°49'E; 1,449 m above sea level)."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
South Africa
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Smit, H. A., Robinson, T. J., Watson, J., & van Vuuren, B. J. (2008). A new species of elephant-shrew (Afrotheria: Macroscelidea: Elephantulus) from South Africa. Journal of Mammalogy, 89(5), 1257-1269.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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