Petrodromus tetradactylus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Macroscelidea
- Family
- Macroscelididae
- Genus
- Petrodromus
- Species
- Petrodromus tetradactylus
- Scientific Name
- Petrodromus tetradactylus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Four-toed elephant shrew
The four-toed elephant shrew or four-toed sengi (Petrodromus tetradactylus) is the only living species in the genus Petrodromus, which together with five other extant genera Rhynchocyon, Macroscelides, Petrosaltator, Galegeeska and Elephantulus constitutes the order Macroscelidea. This species is only found in particular regions in Africa and is smaller than its relatives. A comprehensive record of this species is lacking.
As its name suggests, the species has four toes on its hind feet, and like other elephant shrews, it has been named for its elephant-like, mobile proboscis.
...Petrodromus tetradactylus in languages:
- Afrikaans
- Bosklaasneus
- Bokmål
- Klippehopper
- Bokmål
- Firetået Sengi
- Bokmål
- Firetået Elefantspissmus
- Czech
- bércoun čtyřprstý
- Dutch
- Viertenige Olifantspitsmuis
- English
- Four-toed Elephant Shrew
- English
- Four-toed Sengi
- English
- Four-toed Elephant-shrew
- English
- Forest Elephant Shrew
- Finnish
- nelivarvaskuonokas
- French
- Pétrodrome à quatre orteils
- Italian
- Petrodromo
- Portuguese
- Musaranho‑elefante‑de‑quatro‑dedos
- Russian
- Четырёхпалый лесной прыгунчик
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
Child Taxa
- Petrodromus tetradactylus beirae
- Petrodromus tetradactylus rovumae
- Petrodromus tetradactylus schwanni
- Petrodromus tetradactylus sultani
- Petrodromus tetradactylus swynnertoni
- Petrodromus tetradactylus tetradacylus
- Petrodromus tetradactylus tordayi
- Petrodromus tetradactylus warreni
- Petrodromus tetradactylus zanzibaricus