Macroscelidea - elephant shrews
 There are about 17 species in a single family in this order. Elephant shrews are found in northern Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. They range from mouse to squirrel size.
Elephant shrews have long, pointed, trunk-like snouts; rounded ears; big, round eyes; and long tails. They have long, slender legs. Their rear legs are longer than their front legs, which helps them hop.
Elephant shrews eat insects; some species also eat seeds and fruits.
World Status Key
 Least Concern  Near Threatened  Vulnerable  Endangered  Critically Endangered  Extinct in Wild  Extinct
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status.
US Status Key
 Threatened in US  Threatened in NH  Endangered in US  Endangered in NH  Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife and NH Fish and Game
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Additional Information
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Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew - Rhynchocyon petersi 
The black and rufous elephant shrew is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
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Checkered Elephant Shrew- Rhynchocyon cirnei
The checkered elephant shrew is found in Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
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Eastern Rock Elephant Shrew - Elephantulus myurus
The eastern rock elephant shrew is found in Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
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Four-toed Elephant Shrew - Petrodromus tetradactylus
The four-toed elephant shrew is found in Angola, Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew - Rhynchocyon chrysopygus
The golden-rumped elephant shrew is found in Kenya.
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Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew - Rhynchocyon chrysopygus
Red-capped robin-chats follow after golden-rumped elephant shrew and eat their left-overs.
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Gray-faced Elephant Shrew - Rhynchocyon udzungwensis
The gray-face elephant shrew is found in Tanzania.
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North African Elephant Shrew - Elephantulus rozeti
The North African elephant shrew is found in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.
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Rufous Elephant-shrew - Elephantulus rufescens
The rufous elephant shrew is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda.
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Rufous Elephant-shrew - Elephantulus rufescens
The rufous elephant shrew is also known as the East African long-eared elephant-shrew.
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Short-eared Elephant Shrew - Macroscelides proboscideus
The short-eared elephant shrew is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.
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Short-snouted Elephant Shrew - Elephantulus brachyrhynchus
The short-snouted elephant shrew is found in Angola, Botswana, Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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