. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). 104 G. B. CORBET & J. HANKS â ^^J" S^f " o^. ELEPHANTULUS RHYNCHOCYON PETRODROMUS MACROSCELIDES Fig. 18. Distribution of the genera of Macroscelididae. It is rare for more than two species of elephant-shrew to be syntopic in either sense. The species of Rhynchocyon, themselves allopatric, are confined to forest or very thick bush with a closed canopy. They come into contact chiefly with Petro- dromus tetradactyliis, which extends also into the denser savanna woodlands. The latter has been seen within a few yards of R. petersi in
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). 104 G. B. CORBET & J. HANKS â ^^J" S^f " o^. ELEPHANTULUS RHYNCHOCYON PETRODROMUS MACROSCELIDES Fig. 18. Distribution of the genera of Macroscelididae. It is rare for more than two species of elephant-shrew to be syntopic in either sense. The species of Rhynchocyon, themselves allopatric, are confined to forest or very thick bush with a closed canopy. They come into contact chiefly with Petro- dromus tetradactyliis, which extends also into the denser savanna woodlands. The latter has been seen within a few yards of R. petersi in the Shimba Hills in Kenya. Rhynchocyon cirnei might be expected to have marginal contact also with E. fuscipes in the northeastern region of the Congo, and in Uganda ; and with E. brachyrhynchus in Malawi and southeastern Congo. P. tetradactylus is widely sympatric with Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). London : BM(NH)
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