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The Four-toed Elephant Shrew or Four-toed Sengi (Petrodromus tetradactylus) is a species of elephant shrew in the Macroscelididae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and moist savanna.[2]
It is the only species in the genus Petrodromus.[1]
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- ^ a b Schlitter, Duane A. (2005-11-16). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 82-83. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ a b FitzGibbon, C., Perrin, M., Stuart, C. & Smit, H. (2006). Petrodromus tetradactylus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
