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Macroscelides proboscideus (Short-eared elephant shrew)

Osteichthyes - Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae

Taxonomy
Macroscelides proboscideus was named by Shaw (1800). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1800Macroscelides proboscideus Shaw
2005Macroscelides proboscideus Wilson and Reeder

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
superorderAfrotheria
Afroinsectiphilia
Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyMacroscelididaeBonaparte 1838
subfamilyMacroscelidinaeBonaparte 1838
tribeMacroscelidiniBonaparte 1838
genusMacroscelidesSmith
speciesproboscideusShaw 1800

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.

Macroscelides proboscideus Shaw 1800 [Short-eared 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: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58South Africa Macroscelides proboscideus (22357)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa Macroscelides proboscideus (22333 22334)