Elephantulus
Elephantulus is a genus of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. It contains the following species:
- Short-snouted elephant shrew (E. brachyrhynchus)
- Cape elephant shrew (E. edwardii)
- Dusky-footed elephant shrew (E. fuscipes)
- Dusky elephant shrew (E. fuscus)
- Bushveld elephant shrew (E. intufi)
- Eastern rock elephant shrew (E. myurus)
- Karoo rock elephant shrew (E. pilicaudus)
- Western rock elephant shrew (E. rupestris)
| Elephantulus | |
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| Elephantulus, with a common flat lizard behind | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Macroscelidea |
| Family: | Macroscelididae |
| Genus: | Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann, 1906 |
| Type species | |
| Macroscelides rupestris A. Smith, 1831 | |
| Species | |
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