Rufous elephant shrew

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]