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Original source: Base map derived from File:BlankMap-World.png. Distribution data from IUCN Red List
Author: Chermundy
Original source: Base map derived from File:BlankMap-World.png. Distribution data from IUCN Red List
Author: Chermundy
Short-snouted elephant shrew
Order : Macroscelidea
Family : Macroscelididae
Species : Elephantulus brachyrhynchus
The Short-snouted elephant shrew, short-snouted sengi is listed as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Angola, Botswana, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and ZimbabweShort-snouted elephant shrew habitats
Dry savanna, Grassland, Savanna and Subtropical / Tropical Dry GrasslandSome facts about the
Short-nosed elephant shrew
Adult weight : 0.044 kg (0.0968 lbs)
Litter size : 2
Litters per year : 6
Body mass : 0.045 kg (0.099 lbs)
Temperature : 37.85 °C (100.13 °F)
Facts about the short-snouted elephant shrew
Short-snouted elephant shrews are limited to Africa, occupying areas south of the Sahara from Kenya and southern Zaire to the Transvaal and northeastern Namibia (Nowak, 1991). (Full text)
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