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Monotypic taxon:
Genus
Macroscelides
Smith, 1829
- short-eared elephant shrew
(mammal)
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Entity:
Macroscelidinae (Subfamily)
..Elephantulus (Genus) - long-eared elephant shrews
..†Hiwegicyon (Genus)
..†Palaeothentoides (Genus)
..Petrodromus (Genus) - forest elephant shrew
..†Pronasilio (Genus)
..Macroscelides (Genus) - short-eared elephant shrew
....Macroscelides proboscideus (Species) - short-eared elephant-shrew
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
A. Smith, 1829
Original name
:
Smith, A. 1829:435.
Original rank
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type of
:
Macroscelidea
(Mirorder)
Butler, 1956
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 107.
[
new
] [inferred]
Type of
:
Macroscelidinae
(Subfamily)
Bonaparte, 1838
Type
:
Macroscelides proboscideus
(Shaw, 1800)
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Diposorex
(Genus)
de Blainville, 1838
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Eumerus
(Genus)
Meigen, 1822
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Macroscelis
(Genus)
Fischer, 1830
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Rhinomys
(Genus)
Lichtenstein, [1830-1834]
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
slurfspitsmuizen
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
short-eared elephant shrew
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