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Elephantulus fuscus (Dusky elephant shrew)

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae

Taxonomy
Elephantulus fuscus was named by Peters (1852). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Elephantulus fuscus Peters
2005Elephantulus fuscus 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
speciesfuscusPeters 1852

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 fuscus Peters 1852 [Dusky elephant shrew]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:54:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Calabrian or 5.33300 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa Elephantulus fuscus (22357)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Elephantulus fuscus (22617)