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Rufous elephant shrew
(Elephantulus rufescens)[]
Species ID: 3-30-192-1443-17423
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Macroscelidea
Family: Macroscelididae
Genus: Elephantulus
Conservation status: LC - Least Concern
Systems: Terrestrial
Links: IUCN Red List

Other names[]

  • East African long-eared elephant shrew
  • Rufous sengi

Habitat[]

Diet[]

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Biomes[]

  • Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
  • Deserts and xeric shrublands

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Ecozones[]

  • Afrotropic
Elephantulus rufescens

Ecoregion range

Ecoregions[]

  • AT0704 Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands
  • AT0711 Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets
  • AT0714 Serengeti volcanic grasslands
  • AT0715 Somali Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets
  • AT0716 Southern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets
  • AT1305 Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands
  • AT1313 Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands
  • AT1319 Somali montane xeric woodlands