Elephantulus rufescens (Peters, 1878) . Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, p. 198.
TYPE LOCALITY: Kenya, Taita, Ndi .
DISTRIBUTION: S. and E. Ethiopia; N. and S.E. Kenya; Uganda; Sudan; N. Tanzania; N. Somalia.
ISIS NUMBER: 5301403008001008001.