Afroinsectivora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Grandorder: Afroinsectiphilia
Mirorder: Afroinsectivora
Waddell, Kishino & Ota 2001
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Afroinsectivora is a clade of mammals that includes the macroscelideans and afrosoricidans.[1] This clade includes the elephant shrews, golden moles and tenrecs.

Phylogeny

Afrotheria
A cladogram of Afrotheria based on molecular evidence[2]

Classification

Notes

  1. ^ Afroinsectivora in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved September 2017.
  2. ^ Tabuce, R.; Asher, R. J.; Lehmann, T. (2008). "Afrotherian mammals: a review of current data" (PDF). Mammalia. 72: 2–14. doi:10.1515/MAMM.2008.004. S2CID 46133294.

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