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Elephantulus rufescens (Rufous elephant shrew)

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae

Taxonomy
Elephantulus rufescens was named by Peters (1878). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Elephantulus rufescens Peters
2005Elephantulus rufescens Wilson and Reeder

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyMacroscelididaeBonaparte 1838
subfamilyMacroscelidinaeBonaparte 1838
tribeElephantulini
genusElephantulusThomas and Schwann 1906
speciesrufescensPeters 1878

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Elephantulus rufescens Peters 1878 [Rufous elephant shrew]
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Diagnosis
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