dcsimg

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Elephantulus rufescens (Peters 1878)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Elephantulus rufescens (Peters 1878)
Elephantulus rufescens
Elephantulus rufescens (Peters 1878) Peters 1878
Species recognized by TreatmentBank

Alternative Names

Macroscelides boranus Thomas 1901
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Macroscelides A.Smith, 1829)
Macroscelides peasei Thomas 1901
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Macroscelides A.Smith, 1829)
Macroscelides somalicus Thomas 1901
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Macroscelides A.Smith, 1829)
? pulcher Thomas, 1894
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Macroscelididae)

Common Names

English

Rufous Elephant Shrew preferred
East African long-eared elephant-shrew
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web
Rufous elephant shrew
Recognized by Paleobiology Database and AnAge

Finnish

Punakuonokas preferred
Recognized by admin

Japanese

アカハネジネズミ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Curated hierarchies for Elephantulus rufescens (Peters 1878)