Alsaticopithecus Hürzeler 1947 (elephant shrew)

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae

Parent taxon: Amphilemuridae according to M. J. Novacek et al. 1985

See also Carroll 1988, Hooker 1986, Simons 1965 and Van Valen 1967

Sister taxa: Amphilemur, Amphilemurinae, Gesneropithex, Hylomysoidinae, Macrocranion, Neomatronella, Pholidocercus, Zionodon, Ankylodon

Subtaxa: Alsaticopithecus leemani Alsaticopithecus leemanni

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Type: Alsaticopithecus leemanni

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Alsaticopithecus in the database

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