There are 19 species of elephant shrew that can be found all over Africa. Elephant shrews are small insectivorous mammals native to Africa. To celebrate some of the most bizarre animals on the planet (as well as some of the most bizarre musical instruments), Michael Hearst has devised Song For Unusual Creatures. It contains the following species: Short-snouted elephant shrew (E. brachyrhynchus) Cape elephant shrew (E.edwardii) Dusky-footed elephant shrew (E. fuscipes) Dusky elephant shrew (E. fuscus) Bushveld elephant shrew (E. intufi) Eastern rock elephant shrew (E. myurus) All have slim bodies, slender limbs, and very long hind legs and feet. The elephant shrew, belonging to the family Macroscelididae, is small mammal, enough to comfortably fit in the palm of your hand, that are found across all of Africa.Their common name stems from their various physical characteristics they coincidentally share with other animals. Elephantulus is a genus of elephant shrew in the family Macroscelididae. Elephant shrew is small mammal that, despite its name, belongs to the group of animals called sengis. The Houston Zoo welcomes a new species to the Natural Encounters building: two giant elephant shrews. Elephant shrews distribution is limited to highly fragmented forests, which limits their access to available resources and makes finding a mate more difficult, resulting in restricted populations. There are 19 species of elephant shrew that can be found all over Africa. It was facing off the cats by standing up on its rather long hind legs, mouth open, nose pulled back, showing its sharp little teeth. Elephant shrew, (order Macroscelidea), also called sengi, any of approximately 20 species of rat-sized African mammals named for their long, tapered, and flexible snout (proboscis). Elephant shrew (or elephant-shrew) is the common name for any of the small insectivorous mammals comprising the order Macroscelidea, whose living members are characterized by a rodent- or opossum-like appearance, with hind limbs longer than forelimbs, elongated snouts, relatively large eyes and ears, complete auditory bullae, and upper canines with two roots. This species is only found in particular regions in Africa and is smaller in size compared to its relatives. Elephant shrew is more closely related to aardvarks, elephants, moles and tenrecs than to true shrews. The Cape Rock Elephant Shrew (Elephantulus edwardii) is a lighter grey, has more prominent ears and larger, white-ringed eyes. Elephant shrew is small mammal that, despite its name, belongs to the group of animals called sengis. PHOTO: Reddit. I recognised it as a Sengi, more commonly known as an elephant shrew. Elephant shrew is more closely related to aardvarks, elephants, moles and tenrecs than to true shrews. The four-toed elephant shrew or four-toed sengi is the only living species in the genus Petrodromus, which together with four other extant genera Rhynchocyon, Macroscelides, Petrosaltator, and Elephantulus constitutes the order Macroscelidea.
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