Black and rufous elephant shrew

(Rhynchocyon petersi)

Description

Rhynchocyon petersi is a species of shrew-elephant in the Macroscelididae family.It can be found in Tanzania (including the islands of Mafia and Zanzibar ) and in southwestern Kenya.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Mammalia

Order:Macroscelidea

Family:Macroscelididae

Genus:Rhynchocyon

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