Elephantulus pilicaudus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Macroscelidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Magnordo: Epitheria Superordo: Afrotheria Ordo: Macroscelidea

Holotype: MMK /M/7305, adult ♀, voucher.

Type locality: “Vondelingsfontein Farm, Calvinia, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (31º48'S, 19]49'E; 1,449 m above sea level).”

Smit, H.A., Robinson, T.J., Watson, J. & Jansen van Vuuren, B. 2008. A new species of elephant-shrew (Afrotheria: Macroscelidea: Elephantulus) from South Africa. Journal of Mammalogy 89(5): 1257–1269. DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-254.1 Reference page.

English: Karoo Rock Elephant-shrew

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