Elephantulus rufescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Macroscelidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Afroinsectiphilia Cladus: Afroinsectivora Ordo: Macroscelidea

Familia: Macroscelididae
Subfamilia: Macroscelidinae
Tribus: Elephantulini
Genus: Elephantulus
Species:Elephantulus rufescens
Subspecies (6):E. r. boranus – E. r. dundasi – E. r. peasei – E. r. pulchar – E. r. rufescens – E. r. somalicus

Name

Elephantulus rufescens (Peters, 1878)

References

Elephantulus rufescens in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Elephantulus rufescens (Peters, 1878) (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

català: Musaranya elefant rossa
Ελληνικά: Ξανθή Ελεφαντομέγαιρα
English: Rufous Elephant-shrew, Rufous Sengi
日本語: アカハネジネズミ
polski: Ryjoskoczek rudawy