could anyone tell me the latin name of this creature?
Chinchilla? In any case, google.com
i tried that... didn't work.
Elephantulus
It looks like an elephant shrew.
It's a Short-eared elephant shrew, in latin called Macroscelides proboscideus
Jew Shrew
that's the pic from the wiki article on elephant shrew...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_shrewShort-eared Elephant Shrew(Macroscelides proboscideus)