Macroscelides proboscideus (Shaw 1800)
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Macroscelides proboscideus (Shaw 1800)
[Sorex] proboscideus Shaw 1800 , Gen. Zool. Syst. Nat. Hist., Vol. 1, 2, Mammalia: 536.
Type Locality: South Africa, Western Cape Province, Oudtshoorn Div., Roodeval.
Vernacular Names: Short-eared Elephant Shrew.
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Subspecies Macroscelides proboscideus subsp. proboscideus Shaw 1800
Subspecies Macroscelides proboscideus subsp. flavicaudatus Lundholm 1955
Distribution: W, NW and SC South Africa; S Namibia.
Conservation: IUCN – Least Concern.
Discussion: Meester et al. (1986:310) listed two subspecies.
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Macroscelides proboscideus (Shaw 1800)
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[Sorex] proboscideus
| Shaw 1800: 536 |