Black and rufous elephant shrew
(Rhynchocyon petersi)
Description
Rhynchocyon petersi is a species of shrew-elephant in the Macroscelididae family.It can be found in Tanzania (including the islands of Mafia and Zanzibar ) and in southwestern Kenya.
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Mammalia
Order:Macroscelidea
Family:Macroscelididae
Genus:Rhynchocyon
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