Elephantulus intufi (A.Smith, 1836) is a animal in the Macroscelididae family, order Macroscelidea, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Elephantulus intufi (A.Smith, 1836)

Elephantulus intufi (A.Smith, 1836)

Elephantulus intufi, the bushveld elephant shrew, is a Macroscelididae species found in southern African dry shrublands and hot deserts.

Genus
Elephantulus
Order
Macroscelidea
Class
Mammalia

About Elephantulus intufi (A.Smith, 1836)

Elephantulus intufi, first described by A. Smith in 1836, is a species of elephant shrew (also called sengi) that belongs to the family Macroscelididae. It is commonly known as the bushveld elephant shrew or bushveld sengi. This species occurs in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and hot deserts.

Photo: (c) Peter Erb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Peter Erb · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Mammalia Macroscelidea Macroscelididae Elephantulus

More from Macroscelididae

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