Elephantulus brachyrhynchus Smith 1834 (Short-snouted elephant shrew)

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae

Belongs to Elephantulus according to D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder 2005

Sister taxa: Elephantulus edwardii, Elephantulus fuscipes, Elephantulus fuscus, Elephantulus intufi, Elephantulus myurus, Elephantulus pulcher, Elephantulus revoili, Elephantulus rufescens, Elephantulus rupestris

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Kenya (1 collection), South Africa (2), Zambia (3)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (1)

• Pliocene of South Africa (2)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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