Rhynchocyon clarki Butler and Hopwood 1957 (elephant shrew)

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Rhynchocyonidae

Belongs to Rhynchocyon according to Butler and Hopwood 1957

Sister taxa: Rhynchocyon chrysopygus, Rhynchocyon cirnei, Rhynchocyon claudi, Rhynchocyon petersi, Rhynchocyon rusingae

Type specimen: M34142 (Sgr 93.47), a partial skull (facial part of skull with P3,4/)

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Rhynchocyon clarki in the database

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