Macroscelides | |
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Macroscelides proboscideus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Macroscelidea |
Family: | Macroscelididae |
Genus: |
Macroscelides A. Smith, 1829 |
Species | |
Macroscelides flavicaudatus |
Macroscelides flavicaudatus
Macroscelides micus
Macroscelides proboscideus
Macroscelides is a genus of small shrew-like animals, the round-eared sengis (also called elephant shrews), found in western Namibia and in South Africa; they are members of the clade Afrotheria.
There are three known species: