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Elephant Shrews

Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann 1906

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann 1906
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Elephantulus
Recognized by Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum
Elephantulus
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Elephantulus
Recognized by CalPhotos, AnAge articles, Kissling et al, 2014, and Furui 2020
Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann 1906
Genus recognized by GBIF classification, GBIF national node type records UK, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Macroscelides brachyrhynchus Smith 1836
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Macroscelides A.Smith, 1829)
Macroscelides fuscipes Thomas 1894
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Macroscelides A.Smith, 1829)
Macroscelides intufi Smith 1836
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Macroscelides A.Smith, 1829)
Elephantulus
Harvest ancestor according to Wildfinder (WWF), Pantheria, GBIF national node type records UK, Mozambique Species List, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, Paleobiology Database, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Kappeler et al 2013, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Flickr Group

Common Names

English

Elephant Shrews preferred
Recognized by Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum
Typical Sengis preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Arabic

زبابة الفيل طويلة الأذن preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Uzunqulaq atlanqaç preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

象鼩属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

korvakuonokkaat preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

German

Elefantenspitzmäuse preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

ארכף preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ハネジネズミ属 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Korean

코끼리땃쥐속 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Typiske sengier preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Persian

حشره‌خوارهای فیلچه‌ای preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Ryjoskoczek preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Russian

Длинноухие прыгунчики preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Tamil

எலிபேன்டுலசு preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

زبابة الفيل طويلة الاذن preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann 1906

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Afrotheria
Macroscelidea
Macroscelididae
Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann 1906 (this page)
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (A. Smith 1836)
Elephantulus edwardii (A. Smith 1839)
Elephantulus fuscipes (Thomas 1894)
Elephantulus fuscus (Peters 1852)
Elephantulus intufi (A. Smith 1836)
Elephantulus myurus Thomas & Schwann 1906
Elephantulus pilicaudus Smit 2008
Elephantulus revoilii (Huet 1881)
Elephantulus rozeti (Duvernoy 1833)
Elephantulus rufescens (Peters 1878)
Elephantulus rupestris (A. Smith 1831)
Macroscelides A. Smith 1829
Petrodromus Peters 1846
Rhynchocyon Peters 1847

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Macroscelidea Butler 1956
Macroscelididae Bonaparte 1838
Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann 1906 (this page)
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (A. Smith 1836)
Elephantulus edwardii (A. Smith 1839)
Elephantulus fuscipes (Thomas 1894)
Elephantulus fuscus (Peters 1852)
Elephantulus intufi (A. Smith 1836)
Elephantulus myurus Thomas & Schwann 1906
Elephantulus revoili (Huet 1881)
Elephantulus rozeti (Duvernoy 1833)
Elephantulus rufescens (Peters 1878)
Elephantulus rupestris (A. Smith 1831)
Macroscelides A. Smith 1829
Petrodromus Peters 1846
Rhynchocyon Peters 1847

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann 1906 (this page)
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (A. Smith 1836)
Elephantulus edwardii (A. Smith 1839)
Elephantulus fuscipes (Thomas 1894)
Elephantulus fuscus (Peters 1852)
Elephantulus intufi (A. Smith 1836)
Elephantulus myurus Thomas & Schwann 1906
Elephantulus pilicaudus Smit 2008
Elephantulus revoilii (Huet 1881)
Elephantulus rozeti (Duvernoy 1833)
Elephantulus rufescens (Peters 1878)
Elephantulus rupestris (A. Smith 1831)
Macroscelides A. Smith 1829
Petrodromus Peters 1846
Rhynchocyon Peters 1847

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann 1906 (this page)
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (A. Smith 1836)
Elephantulus edwardii (A. Smith 1839)
Elephantulus fuscipes (Thomas 1894)
Elephantulus fuscus (Peters 1852)
Elephantulus intufi (A. Smith 1836)
Elephantulus myurus Thomas & Schwann 1906
Elephantulus pilicaudus Smit 2008
Elephantulus revoilii (Huet 1881)
Elephantulus rozeti (Duvernoy 1833)
Elephantulus rufescens (Peters 1878)
Elephantulus rupestris (A. Smith 1831)
Macroscelides A. Smith 1829
Petrodromus Peters 1846
Rhynchocyon Peters 1847

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Macroscelidea
Macroscelididae
Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann 1906 (this page)
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (A. Smith 1836)
Elephantulus delicatus Dollman 1911
Elephantulus dundasi Dollman 1910
Elephantulus edwardii (A. Smith 1839)
Elephantulus fuscipes (Thomas 1894)
Elephantulus fuscus (Peters 1852)
Elephantulus intufi (A. Smith 1836)
Elephantulus myurus Thomas & Schwann 1906
Elephantulus ocularis Kershaw 1921
Elephantulus renatus Kershaw 1923
Elephantulus revoili (Huet 1881)
Elephantulus rozeti (Duvernoy 1833)
Elephantulus rufescens (Peters 1878)
Elephantulus rupestris (A. Smith 1831)
Macroscelides pulcher (Thomas 1894)
Chambius Hartenberger 1986
Eotmantsoius Tabuce, Jaeger, Marivaux, Salem, Bilal, Benammi, Chaimanee, Coster, Marandat, Valentin & Brunet 2012
Herodotius Simons, Holroyd & Brown 1991
Macroscelides A. Smith 1829
Metoldobotes Schlosser 1910
Miorhynchocyon Butler 1984
Miosengi Grossman & Holroyd 2009
Myohyrax Andrews 1914
Nementchatherium Tabuce, Coiffait, Coiffait, Mahboubi & Jaeger 2001
Petrodromus Peters 1846
Protypotheroides Stromer 1922
Rhynchocyon Peters 1847

iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Life
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Afrotheria
Macroscelidea
Macroscelididae
Macroscelidinae
Elephantulini
Elephantulus (this page)
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus
Elephantulus edwardii
Elephantulus fuscipes
Elephantulus fuscus
Elephantulus intufi
Elephantulus myurus
Elephantulus pilicaudus
Elephantulus rupestris

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Macroscelidea Butler 1956
Macroscelididae Bonaparte 1838
Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann 1906 (this page)
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (A. Smith 1836)
Elephantulus edwardii (A. Smith 1839)
Elephantulus fuscipes (Thomas 1894)
Elephantulus fuscus (Peters 1852)
Elephantulus intufi (A. Smith 1836)
Elephantulus myurus Thomas & Schwann 1906
Elephantulus revoili (Huet 1881)
Elephantulus rozeti (Duvernoy 1833)
Elephantulus rufescens (Peters 1878)
Elephantulus rupestris (A. Smith 1831)
Macroscelides A. Smith 1829
Petrodromus Peters 1846
Rhynchocyon Peters 1847

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Afrotheria
Macroscelidea
Macroscelididae
Elephantulus (this page)
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus
Elephantulus edwardii
Elephantulus fuscipes
Elephantulus fuscus
Elephantulus intufi
Elephantulus myurus
Elephantulus revoili
Elephantulus rufescens
Elephantulus rupestris
unclassified Elephantulus
Macroscelides
Petrodromus
Petrosaltator
Rhynchocyon

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Macroscelidea
Macroscelididae
Elephantulus (this page)
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus
Elephantulus delicatus
Elephantulus dundasi
Elephantulus edwardii
Elephantulus fuscipes
Elephantulus fuscus
Elephantulus intufi
Elephantulus intusi
Elephantulus myurus
Elephantulus ocularis
Elephantulus pilicaudus
Elephantulus renatus
Elephantulus revoili
Elephantulus rozeti
Elephantulus rufescens
Elephantulus rupestris
Galegeeska
Herodotiinae
Macroscelides
Macroscelidinae
Mylomygale
Mylomygalinae
Myohyracinae
Petrodromus
Rhynchocyon
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