Where has the Short-snouted elephant shrew been recorded?

Elephantulus brachyrhynchus occurrence evidence comes from 257 records in 9 countries and territories, from 1905 to 2024. Most records come from Zambia.

• 257 records
• 9 places
• 26 years recorded
• Mammalia class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Short-snouted elephant shrew has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Short-snouted elephant shrew. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.