Macroscelides flavicaudatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Macroscelidea |
| Family: | Macroscelididae |
| Genus: | Macroscelides |
| Species: | M. flavicaudatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Macroscelides flavicaudatus Lundholm, 1955
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Macroscelides flavicaudatus (common name: Namib round-eared sengi or Namib round-eared elephant shrew) is a species of
Discovery and identification
Macroscelides flavicaudatus was first described by
South African Institute for Medical Research, "six miles from the mouth of the Omaruru River" in Namibia. It is distinguished by the lighter coloration of its fur.[3]
Nine other subspecies of M. proboscideus had previously been described; while Corbet and Hanks[4] dismissed the variation between these as continuous, they retained M. p. flavicaudatus.
Upon genetic and morphological analysis, Dumbacher et al. found that the two subspecies were significantly divergent, and proposed elevating both to the rank of species.[2]
References
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- . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ PMID 22479325.
- hdl:10499/AJ2053.
- ^ Corbet, G.B. & Hanks, J. (1968). "A revision of the elephant-shrews, family Macroscelididae". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zoology. 16: 45–111.