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The '''Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew''', ''Rhynchocyon petersi'' or ''Black and Rufous Sengi'', is one of 16 species of [[elephant shrew]] alive today in [[Africa]]. An average adult is about 11 inches in length and weights from 1-1.5 lb. |
The '''Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew''', ''Rhynchocyon petersi'' or ''Black and Rufous Sengi'', is one of 16 species of [[elephant shrew]] alive today in [[Africa]]. An average adult is about 11 inches in length and weights from 1-1.5 lb. |
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The Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew, Rhynchocyon petersi or Black and Rufous Sengi, is one of 16 species of elephant shrew alive today in Africa. An average adult is about 11 inches in length and weights from 1-1.5 lb.
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References
- http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/SmallMammals/fact-elephantshrew.cfm
- http://www.naturalsciences.be/institute/associations/rbzs_website/bjz/back/pdf/BJZ%20135(s1)/135_s1_175_177html/Volume%20135(s1),%20pp.%20175-177s.html
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/19708/all
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