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Common Name:
Scientific Name:
Elephant Shrew
Elephantulus rufescens
Type:
Mammal
Habitat/ Range:
Steppes and deserts of Africa
Size:
4 - 12 in
Conservation Status:
Endangered
Did You Know?:
Elephant shrews are not rodents, nor are they shrews. Recent evidence suggests that they are more closely related to elephants than shrews!
You find a small mammal with a long, trunk-like nose
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