Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew

Description

This elephant shrew is native to Tanzania. It uses its long, slender proboscis to dig up insects from the soil, and uses its long tongue to lick them up.


Object Information

Local ID:

https://db.fieldmuseum.org/8e58a118-265b-473c-b4ed-3254f28ae1bd

Collection:

Mammals

Provenance:

Eight Bit Studios, LLC | Field Museum of Natural History - Technology Department | Dr. William T. Stanley

Citation:

https://db.fieldmuseum.org/8e58a118-265b-473c-b4ed-3254f28ae1bd 161311 Field Museum of Natural History

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Chordata

Class:

Mammalia

Order:

Macroscelidea

Family:

Macroscelididae

Genus:

Rhynchocyon

Species:

petersi

Scientific Name:

Rhynchocyon petersi Bocage, 1880

Common Name:

Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew