Bushveld Elephant Shrew - Elephantulus intufi
( A. Smith, 1836 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
Said to inhabit more arid terrain than any other Elephantulus species, including dry savanna woodlands, grassland, and semi-deserts (Corbet and Hanks 1968, Skinner and Chimimba 2005).

Range:
The species occurs in southwestern Angola, Namibia, Botswana, and northern South Africa (Corbet and Hanks 1968, Rathbun 2005).

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

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