Species Elephantulus rupestris (A. Smith, 1831) (Smith's rock elephant shrew)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Macroscelidea
  • ---- family: Macroscelididae
  • ----- species: Elephantulus rupestris
Characteristics:carnivore; length: 28cm, tail-length: 15cm; grey-brownish coloured fur; elongated highly mobile snout; thin round ears; white rings around the large eyes; long sparsely haired tail;
Countries:
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:

AT1004
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
AT1201
Albany thickets
AT1202
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld
AT1203
Montane fynbos and renosterveld
AT1309
Kalahari xeric savanna
AT1314
Nama Karoo
AT1316
Namibian savanna woodlands
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 34
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