Macroscelididae

Japanese: Macroscelididae
Macroscelididae

...A general term for small animals with a body shape similar to that of a kangaroo rat, but with a long, pointed snout (hence the English name) (illustration). Formerly classified as part of the insectivorous order Macroscelididae, they are now classified as an independent order Macroscelidea, closer to the lagomorpha rather than the insectivorous order. There are about 15 species in one family, four genera, distributed from northern to southern Africa, excluding West Africa.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Macroscelididae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…体型はカンガルーネズミに似るが,吻(ふん)が長くとがった(英名はこれによる)小獣の総称(イラスト)。かつては食虫目ハネジネズミ科Macroscelididaeとされていたが,近年では食虫目ではなくウサギ目に近い独立のハネジネズミ目Macroscelideaとされる。西アフリカを除く,アフリカの北部から南部に1科4属15種ほどが分布。…

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