Rhynchocyon udzungwensis

Rhynchocyon udzungwensis

Taxonavigation

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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: Rhynchocyoninae
Genus: Rhynchocyon
Species:Rhynchocyon udzungwensis

Name

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Rhynchocyon udzungwensis Rovero & Rathbun in Rovero et al., 2008

References

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  • Rovero, F. et al. 2008: A new species of giant sengi or elephant-shrew (genus Rhynchocyon) highlights the exceptional biodiversity of the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania. Journal of zoology, 274: 126–133. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00363.x

Vernacular names

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Ελληνικά: Ουντζουνγκουέζικη Υλακομέγαιρα
English: Grey-faced Sengi