#elephant-shrew

[intelligentliving]

Madagascar Chameleon Rediscovered After Last Seen 100 Years Ago

Conservationists rediscovered the Voeltzkow’s chameleon during an expedition to the northwest of Madagascar. It was first described in 1893 and last seen in 1913, before World War I. Now that’s some good camouflage! The mysterious Voeltzkow’s chameleon is the sixth of Global Wildlife Conservation‘s (GWCs) top 25 “most wanted” lost...

[animalids]

Short-snouted elephant-shrew (Elephantulus brachyrhynchus) Also known as: short-snouted sengi

The short-snouted elephant-shrew is the most widespread species of elephant shrew, found in grassland and savanna woodlands all across South, East, and Central Africa. It is listed as Least Concern. Although this species is not abundant, it is widespread in suitable habitats over an immense area of Africa. Because it occupies habitats that are arid that will not support many types of human development, there are no known major threats to this species or its habitats.

Classification Animalia - Chordata - Mammalia - Eutheria - Atlantogenata - Afrotheria - Afroinsectiphilia - Afroinsectivora - Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae - Elephantulus - E. brachyrhynchus

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