Rufous elephant shrew

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q581709
Rufous elephant shrew
Franz Wagner (1810-1883) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Rufous elephant shrew is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,586 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rufous elephant shrew's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Rufous elephant shrew is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Rufous elephant shrew's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Rufous elephant shrew is classified within Elephantulus[6].
  • Rufous elephant shrew's scientific name is Elephantulus rufescens[7].
  • Rufous elephant shrew's Commons category is recorded as Galegeeska rufescens[8].
  • Rufous elephant shrew's original combination is recorded as Macroscelides rufescens[9].
  • Rufous elephant shrew's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[10].
  • Rufous elephant shrew is commonly known as Rufous elephant-shrew[11].
  • Rufous elephant shrew is commonly known as Rufous Elephant-shrew[12].
  • Rufous elephant shrew is commonly known as Rufous Sengi[13].
  • Rufous elephant shrew is commonly known as Rufous Elephant Shrew[14].
  • Rufous elephant shrew is commonly known as Rote Elefantenspitzmaus[15].
  • Rufous elephant shrew's mass is recorded as {'amount': '+10.6'}[16].
  • Rufous elephant shrew's mass is recorded as {'amount': '+58'}[17].
  • Rufous elephant shrew's gestation period is recorded as {'amount': '+63'}[18].
  • Rufous elephant shrew's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'amount': '+7.9'}[19].
  • Rufous elephant shrew's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[20].
  • Rufous elephant shrew's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[21].

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Classification

Rufous elephant shrew's scientific name is Elephantulus rufescens[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Elephantulus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Rufous elephant-shrew[11], Rufous Sengi[13], Rufous Elephant Shrew[14], and Rote Elefantenspitzmaus[15].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 1275849[22] and 43219[23]. Rufous elephant shrew's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 42151[24]. Rufous elephant shrew's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 326393[25]. Rufous elephant shrew's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440848[26]. Rufous elephant shrew's ITIS TSN is recorded as 584920[27].

Why It Matters

Rufous elephant shrew ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,586 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Jfpierce · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    Litter size → {'amount': '+1'}
    Taxon rank → species
    Original combination → Macroscelides rufescens
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has characteristic: viviparity"
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