Cape Elephant Shrew

Elephantulus edwardii (A.Smith, 1839) — also called Cape Rock Sengi, Cape Elephant-shrew, Cape Rock Elephant-shrew. Occurrence records of the Cape Elephant Shrew are shared on GBIF from around 6 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Cederberg Wilderness Area (4 records).

IUCN: Least concernMacroscelididae

6reserves with records

16records around them

1provinces

LCIUCN category

Cape Elephant Shrew (Elephantulus edwardii) — Photo: Mr. Ford · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	4
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	4
Phillipskop Mountain ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	2

By province

Western Cape: 6 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Macroscelidea
Family: Macroscelididae
Scientific name: Elephantulus edwardii
GBIF taxon: 2440847
Wikidata: Q643527

More of the Macroscelididae family

Eastern Rock Elephant Shrew Four-toed Elephant Shrew Western Rock Elephant Shrew

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.