Author: | Peters, 1846. |
Citation: | Bericht Verhandl. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 11: 258. |
Common Name: | Four-toed Elephant Shrew |
Type Locality: | Mozambique, Tette. |
Distribution: | Mozambique; Tanzania (including Mafia and Zanzibar); SE Kenya; S Uganda; Zambia; Malawi; SE Zimbabwe; Dem. Rep. Congo; E Republic of Congo; NE Angola; E South Africa. |
Status: | IUCN – Not Evaluated as P. t. sangi; otherwise IUCN – Not listed. |
Comments: | Corbet (1974:2) and Meester et al. (1986:309) recognized nine subspecies. Corbet (1974:3) suggested that matschiei and robustus might be distinct subspecies. It is possible that schwanni and tordayi are separate species. |
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