Order Macroscelidea
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Elephant ShrewFamily:Macroscelididae
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Elephant ShrewFamily:Macroscelididae
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Elephant ShrewFamily:Macroscelididae
Photo: Joachim S. Müller@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/sharealike
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Elephant ShrewFamily:Macroscelididae
Photo: Joachim S. Müller@flickr.com License: Creative Commons attrib/noncom/sharealike
1 Family, 17 Species
Elephant shrews
Africa
Long, flexible snout
25 to 500 g.