Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Macroscelidea
Familia: Macroscelididae
Genus: Elephantulus
Species: Elephantulus edwardii
Name
Elephantulus edwardii (A. Smith, 1839)
References
* Elephantulus edwardii on Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Elephantulus edwardii (A. Smith, 1839) (Least Concern)
Vernacular names
English: Cape Elephant Shrew, Cape Rock Elephant Shrew
The Cape Elephant Shrew, Cape Rock Elephant Shrew, or Cape Sengi (Elephantulus edwardii) is a species of elephant shrew in the Macroscelididae family. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.[2]
References
^ Schlitter, Duane A. (16 November 2005). Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). pp. 82. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^ a b Stuart, C., Perrin, M., FitzGibbon, C., Griffin, M. & Smit, H. (2008). Elephantulus edwardii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 December 2008.
