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Petrodromus tetradactylus (Four-toed elephant-shrew)

bosklaasneus [Afrikaans]; Rüsselratte [German]; petrodromus [French]; isanje [Swahili]

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates)  > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota > Synapsida (mammal-like reptiles) > Therapsida > Theriodontia >  Cynodontia > Mammalia (mammals) > Placentalia (placental mammals) > Afrotheria > Macroscelidea (elephant-shrews) > Macroscelididae

Petrodromus tetradactylus (Four-toed elephant-shrew)

Petrodromus tetradactylus (Four-toed elephant-shrew), Ruaha National Park, Tanzania. [photo Andrew Molinaro ©]