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Cape elephant shrew
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<p>The Cape elephant shrew (<i>Elephantulus edwardii</i>), also known as the Cape rock elephant-shrew or Cape rock sengi, is a species of <a href="/facts/Elephant_shrew/M7VIfdX6">elephant shrew</a> in the family Macroscelididae. It is <a href="/facts/Endemic/xt4IpIsl">endemic</a> to <a href="/facts/South_Africa/vvXQpLgq">South Africa</a>, although it is a relatively common animal. Its natural <a href="/facts/Habitat/zo1DN2gA">habitat</a> is rocky areas. Elephant shrews are not closely related to <a href="/facts/Eulipotyphla/aRE1FC8P">true shrews</a>, nor to rodents such as mice. <i>E. edwardii</i> has been observed to be a non-flying mammal <a href="/facts/Pollination/u383g7XJ">pollinator</a> of the pagoda lily (<i><a href="/facts/Massonia_bifolia/PhbGLUQ2">Massonia bifolia</a></i>). Elephant shrews are floral pollinators due to their largely insectivorous diet. Elephant-shrews are pollinators of Hyobanche atropurpurea. It uses its long slender tongue to feed on the pagoda lily's nectar while getting the lily's pollen on its long nose. <i>E. edwardii</i> is also a pollinator of <i><a href="/facts/Protea_sulphurea/H3k6TVxU">Protea sulphurea</a></i>. </p>