Rhynchocyon cirnei Peters 1847

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Macroscelidea, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 82-85 : 84

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Rhynchocyon cirnei Peters 1847 , Bericht Verhandl. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 12: 37.

Type Locality: Mozambique, Bororo Dist., Quelimane.

Vernacular Names: Checkered Elephant Shrew.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Rhynchocyon cirnei subsp. cirnei Peters 1847

Subspecies Rhynchocyon cirnei subsp. hendersoni Thomas 1902

Subspecies Rhynchocyon cirnei subsp. macrurus Günther 1881

Subspecies Rhynchocyon cirnei subsp. reichardi Reichenow 1886

Subspecies Rhynchocyon cirnei subsp. shirensis Corbet and Hanks 1968

Subspecies Rhynchocyon cirnei subsp. stuhlmanni Matschie 1893

Distribution: N Mozambique; Malawi, S and SW Tanzania, NE Zambia, N and E Dem. Rep. Congo, Uganda.

Conservation: IUCN – Not Evaluated as R. c. cirnei and R. c. hendersoni; otherwise Vulnerable.

Discussion: Six isolated forest-inhabiting subspecies are recognized by Corbet and Hanks (1968:57) and Corbet (1974:2). Includes stuhlmanni, which could be a distinct species according to Corbet and Hanks (1968:63).