Round-eared Elephant Shrew
- Round-eared Elephant Shrew
Taxobox
name = Round-eared Elephant Shrew[MSW3 Schlitter | pages = 83] ]
status = LC
status_system = iucn3.1
status_ref = [IUCN2006 | assessors = Stuart, C., Perrin, M., FitzGibbon, C., Griffin, M. & Smit, H. | year = 2006 | id = 12643 | title = Macroscelides proboscideus | downloaded = 2007-07-29] ]
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Macroscelidea
familia = Macroscelididae
genus = "Macroscelides"
genus_authority = A. Smith, 1829
species = "M. proboscideus"
binomial = "Macroscelides proboscideus"
binomial_authority = (Shaw, 1800)
synonyms =
The Round-eared Elephant Shrew, Round-eared Sengi or Short-eared Elephant Shrew ("Macroscelides proboscideus") is a species of elephant shrew in the Macroscelididae family. It is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and hot deserts.The round-eared elephant shrew is the only species in its genus (monotypic), but is still grouped with the soft-furred (non-giant) elephant shrews [California Academy of Sciences. Elephant-shrews or Sengis: Macroscelidea. http://research.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/eshrews/index.html] .
Elephant-shrews are among only a handful of monogamous mammals, making them a model group for the study of monogamy. The round-eared elephant shrews have been studied for their mate guarding behavior [Bernard, R. T. F., G. I. H. Kerley, T. Doubell and A. Davison 1996. Reproduction in the round-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus) in the southern Karoo, South Africa. Journal of Zoology, London, 240 233-243.] .
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