Dusky Elephant Shrew - Elephantulus fuscus
( W.C.H. Peters, 1852 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Data Deficient
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Jumping Ability: (Horizontal)

Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
Occurs in savanna grassland with scattered trees and bushes (Skinner and Chimimba 2005).

Range:
Relatively restricted distribution in southern Zambia and Malawi, and southwestern Mozambique (Corbet and Hanks 1968, Corbet 1971, Rathbun 2005).

Conservation:
The species occurs in protected areas, but these have not been documented.

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