Karoo rock elephant shrew

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Karoo rock elephant shrew
File:Karoo Rock Sengi imported from iNaturalist photo 19159851 on 10 July 2023.jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Macroscelidea
Family: Macroscelididae
Genus: Elephantulus
Species:
E. pilicaudus
Binomial name
Elephantulus pilicaudus
Smit, 2008[2]
File:Karoo Rock Elephant Shrew area.png
Karoo Rock Elephant Shrew range

The Karoo rock elephant shrew or Karoo rock sengi (Elephantulus pilicaudus) is an elephant shrew in the genus Elephantulus. It is found in Northern Cape Province and Western Cape Province in South Africa. While they are endemic to South Africa region Nama-Karoo, their extent of occurrence has increased to 28% and recently has been widespread to Roggeveld vegetation types in Succulent Karoo. [3]

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