BLACK-EARED JUMPING SHREW 



BLACK-EARED JUMPING SHREW 



(Macroscelides melanotis) 



The Black-eared Jumping Shrew is an inhabitant 

 of the parched and arid wastes of Namaqualand and 

 South-West Africa. 



Like the Cape Jumping Shrew, it preys on insect 

 life, and when hard pressed for food it eats tender 

 shoots, roots and berries. 



The Black-eared Jumping Shrew is sandy-brown 

 on the upper parts, with a slight reddish tinge, 

 stronger on the sides ; under parts white. It differs 

 from the Cape Jumping Shrew in the following 

 ways : 



(i) Ears are shorter, broader, rounder and black. 



(2) The hind-foot measures 1*35. 



(3) It is 4 inches in length, exclusive of tail. 



(4) The tail is longer in proportion to the length 

 of the body than in the Cape Jumping Shrew. 



THE ROCK JUMPING SHREW 



Also known as the Rock Elephant Shrew 

 {Elephantulus rupestris typicus) 



The Rock Jumping Shrew inhabits the Cape 

 Province both east and west, and has been recorded 

 from the vicinity of the Orange River, from the 

 Transvaal, and northwards to Benguela. In the 



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