Petrosaltator rozeti

(Duvernoy, 1833)

North African Sengi

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Atlantogenata
Superorder : Afrotheria
Order : Macroscelidea
Family : Macroscelididae
Subfamily : Macroscelidinae
Tribe : Macroscelidini
Genus : Petrosaltator

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Duvernoy, G.L. 1833. Description d'un macrocélide d'Alger. Mémoires de la Société d'histoire naturelle de Strasbourg 1(2):1-23.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33963670

Original name as described

Macrocelides Rozeti

Other common names

North African Elephant-shrew

Type material

MZS MAM03685

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Africa septentrionali, prope Alger [= northern Africa, near Oran, Algeria]."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Libya · Tunisia · Algeria · Morocco

Taxonomy notes

moved from Elephantulus to the recently described Petrosaltator

Taxonomy notes citation

Dumbacher, J.P. 2016. Petrosaltator gen. nov., a new genus replacement for the North African sengi Elephantulus rozeti (Macroscelidea; Macroscelididae). Zootaxa 4136(3).

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000459

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Macrocelides Rozeti

(Duvernoy, 1833)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

rozeti

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MZS MAM03685

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33963670

Authority publication

Mémoires de la Société d'histoire naturelle de Strasbourg

Name usages

  1. Duvernoy (1833:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33963670) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67713)
  2. Rozet (1833:244) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67814)
  3. Lesson (1836:186, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61467)

Macroscelis Rozeti

(de Blainville, 1838)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

rozeti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

741

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27514350

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

Blainville (1838:741, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27514350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68639)

Macroscelides Rozeti

(Duvernoy, 1841)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

rozeti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

400

Authority publication

L'Institut

Name usages

  1. Duvernoy (1841:400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67815)
  2. Duvernoy (1841:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31082527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63269)
  3. Lesson (1842:93) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Duvernoy & Lereboullet (1842:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33960074) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67813)
  5. Chenu (1850:144, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14470755) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69491)
  6. Loche (1858:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)
  7. Murray (1866:344, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  8. Loche (1867:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68800)
  9. Trouessart (1880:238, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58782)
  10. Klaptocz (1909:240, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10227028) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68565)

Macroscelides Rozeti deserti

(O. Thomas, 1901)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

deserti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.6.9.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/558e71ea-f83b-47c7-8d18-d36cb61fc1a7

Authority page

155 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980199

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Klaptocz (1909:240, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10227028) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68565)

Elephantulus rozeti atlantis

(O. Thomas, 1913)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

atlantis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.6.17.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a9db5d89-7f59-4570-8f19-a5ee9300499a

Authority page

587

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15842999

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

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

Elephantulus deserti clivorum

(O. Thomas, 1913)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

clivorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.6.12.45

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bc67f3fa-7efe-4800-bdfe-79029b2f604c

Authority page

588

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15843000

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

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

Elephantulus rozeti moratus

(O. Thomas, 1913)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

moratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.7.5.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cca6e1e2-bf70-409f-ad04-b97724689c0f

Authority page

587

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15842999

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

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

Elephantulus rozeti

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

rozeti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

199

Authority publication

London

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)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:211) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Schlitter (1993:829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69030)
  5. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9820)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42663/21289287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Elephantulus rozeti deserti

(Schlitter, 2005)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

deserti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Elephantulus rozeti rozeti

(Schlitter, 2005)

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

rozeti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Petrosaltator rozeti

Dumbacher, Carlen, & G. B. Rathbun, 2016

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

rozeti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

574

Authority publication

Zootaxa

Name usages

  1. Dumbacher, Carlen & Rathbun (2016:574) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/29016)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000376) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000376) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000459) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Petrosaltator rozeti rozeti

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Macroscelididae

Root name

rozeti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

230

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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