FMW51's photos with the keyword: Kurzohrelefantenspitzmaus

Elephant shrew oder Kurzohrelefantenspitzmaus

Hier sind wohl Maus und Elefant in einem Individuum vereint, oder? * Macroscélide à oreilles courtes / Short-eared elephant shrew / Kurzohr-Elefantenspitzmaus or Kurzohrrüsselspringer * Neuere genetische Forschung hat ergeben, dass sie sehr eng mit dem Elefanten verwandt sind - beide sie gehören der Familie der Afrotheria an, zu denen u.a. noch die Seekühe und die Schliefer zählen. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrotheria Wikipedia about these very nice and small animals: Elephant shrews, or jumping shrews, are small insectivorous mammals native to Africa, belonging to the family Macroscelididae, in the order Macroscelidea, whose traditional common English name comes from a fancied resemblance between their long noses and the trunk of an elephant, and an assumed relationship with the shrews (family Soricidae) in the order Insectivora.

Portrait of an Elephant Shrew Rüsselspringer

Wikipedia about these very nice and small animals: Elephant shrews, or jumping shrews, are small insectivorous mammals native to Africa, belonging to the family Macroscelididae, in the order Macroscelidea, whose traditional common English name comes from a fancied resemblance between their long noses and the trunk of an elephant, and an assumed relationship with the shrews (family Soricidae) in the order Insectivora.