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.

Subspecies::

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.