Elephantulus brachyrhynchus Smith 1834 (Short-snouted elephant shrew)
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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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