Elephantulus rupestris

(A. Smith, 1831)

Western 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

Smith, A. 1831-01-06. A letter was read from Dr. Andrew Smith, addressed to N. A. Vigors, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1831(1):11-12.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861419

Original name as described

Macroscelides rupestris

Other common names

Western Rock Elephant-shrew · Smith's Rock Sengi · Smith's Rock Elephant-shrew

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1904.2.3.7

Type kind

neotype

Type locality

mountains near the mouth of the Orange River. Restricted by G. C. Shortridge in 1934 to Little Namaqualand, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Namibia · South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000453

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 rupestris

(A. Smith, 1831)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

rupestris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.2.3.7

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861419

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Smith (1831:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67684)
  2. Smith (1831:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/819699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67711)
  3. Smith (1831:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15969309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67803)
  4. Smuts (1832:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088727) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60235)
  5. Smith (1839:pl. 11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577745) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67641)
  6. Lesson (1842:93) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  7. Murray (1866:344, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  8. Trouessart (1880:238, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58782)
  9. Bocage (1889:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3418983) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67736)

Macroscelides typus

(Lesson, 1831)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

typus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28724528

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1831:51, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28724528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59948)
  2. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

[Elephantulus] rupestris

O. Thomas & Schwann, 1906

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

rupestris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208871

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas & Schwann (1906:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208871) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41390)
  2. Roberts (1913:68, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  3. Roberts (1924:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17634)
  4. Shortridge (1934:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  5. Shortridge (1942:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888908) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)
  6. Lundholm (1955:284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17630)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1980:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  8. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:605, 606) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1991:212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  10. Schlitter (1993:829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69030)
  11. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  13. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000453) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  16. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7138/21290631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Elephantulus vandami

A. Roberts, 1924

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

vandami

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 2361

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

62

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1924:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17634)
  2. Lundholm (1955:282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17630)
  3. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Elephantulus rupestris rupestris

Shortridge, 1934

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

rupestris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

18

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Shortridge (1934:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  2. Shortridge (1942:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888908) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)

Elephantulus barlowi

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

barlowi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 8265

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

233

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1946:309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  2. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Elephantulus kobosensis

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

kobosensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 8268

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

233

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Elephantulus rupestris tarri

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

tarri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 8275

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 barlowi barlowi

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

barlowi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

309

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1946:309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)

Elephantulus barlowi gordoniensis

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

gordoniensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 9431

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

309

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1946:309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  2. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Elephantulus barlowi okombahensis

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

okombahensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 9433

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

309

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1946:309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  2. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Elephantulus vandami montanus

Lundholm, 1955

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 10502

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

282

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Lundholm (1955:282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17630)
  2. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)

Elephantulus vandami vandami

Lundholm, 1955

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

vandami

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

282

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Lundholm (1955:282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17630)

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