They guard the female before and after heat, to eliminate other male competition. This makes male round-eared elephant shrews monogamous and more vulnerable to their surroundings as they spend a majority of their time dedicated to this tactic.
(*) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroscelides_proboscideus
(*) https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/short-eared-elephant-shrew
(*) https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Macroscelides_proboscideus/
(*) https://www.animalfunfacts.net/rodents/111-round-eared-elephant-shrew.html
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Klaasneus
Previously misleadingly named the "short-eared elephant shrew". It is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. They eat insects, shoots, and roots.
Sources:
(*) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroscelides_proboscideus
(*) https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/short-eared-elephant-shrew
(*) https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Macroscelides_proboscideus/
(*) https://www.animalfunfacts.net/rodents/111-round-eared-elephant-shrew.html