Macroscelides micus

Macroscelides micus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Macroscelidea
Family: Macroscelididae
Genus: Macroscelides
Species:
M. micus
Binomial name
Macroscelides micus
Dumbacher & Rathbun, 2014
Macroscelides micus is restricted to a tiny area of Namibia
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Macroscelides micus, the Etendeka round-eared sengi or Etendeka round-eared elephant shrew, is a species of small mammal belonging to the sengi family (Macroscelididae). It is only found in gravel plains in the Etendeka formation of north-west Namibia. Measuring about 7.3 inches (19 cm) long and weighing less than an ounce (28 grams), the species is the smallest in the sengi family.

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