Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni
Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni is a species of elephant shrew that lives in the forests and savannas of Africa. It was discovered in 1893 and declared a new species. In the 1960s, however, it was downgraded to a subspecies of checkered sengi (Rhynchocyon cirnei). In 2018, following genetic tests, scientists re-evaluated the mammal as a full species again.[1]
| Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Macroscelidea |
| Family: | Macroscelididae |
| Genus: | Rhynchocyon |
| Species: | R. stuhlmanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni Matschie, 1893 | |
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| Map of the distribution of Rhynchocyon stuhlmanni | |
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