Karoo Round-eared Sengi
Macroscelides proboscideus
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Macroscelidea
- Family
- Macroscelididae
The round-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus) or round-eared sengi (called the Karoo round-eared elephant shrew to distinguish it from its sister species; formerly misleadingly named the "short-eared elephant shrew"), is a species of elephant shrew (sengi) in the family Macroscelididae. It is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and grassland, and hot deserts.
Le Macroscélide à oreilles courtes (Macroscelides proboscideus) est une espèce de Musaraigne à trompe, que les anglophones nomment « Short-eared Elephant Shrew » (musaraigne éléphant à oreilles courtes). Il vit dans les zones désertiques d'Afrique. Il se déplace en faisant des bonds comme les gerboises.
La musaraña elefante de orejas cortas (Macroscelides proboscideus) es una especie de mamífero macroscelideo de la familia Macroscelidae. Vive en Botsuana, Namibia y Sudáfrica. Sus hábitats naturales son las zonas herbáceas secas tropicales o subtropicales , las zonas herbáceas de tierras bajas tropicales o subtropicales, y los desiertos calurosos.
Distribution
More from the same family
Short-snouted Sengi
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus
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MacroscelididaeDusky Sengi
Elephantulus fuscus
MacroscelididaeBushveld Sengi
Elephantulus intufi
MacroscelididaeEastern Rock Sengi
Elephantulus myurus
MacroscelididaeKaroo Rock Sengi
Elephantulus pilicaudus
MacroscelididaeRufous Elephant Shrew
Elephantulus rufescens
MacroscelididaeWestern Rock Sengi
Elephantulus rupestris
Macroscelididae