| Afroinsectivora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Grandorder: | Afroinsectiphilia |
| Mirorder: | Afroinsectivora Waddell, Kishino & Ota 2001 |
| Orders | |
Afroinsectivora is a clade of mammals that includes the macroscelideans and afrosoricidans.[1] This clade includes the elephant shrews, golden moles and tenrecs.
Phylogeny
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| A cladogram of Afrotheria based on molecular evidence[2] |
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Classification
- clade Afroinsectivora
- order Macroscelidea
- family Macroscelididae
- order Afrosoricida
- family Chrysochloridae
- family Tenrecidae
- family Potamogalidae
- order Macroscelidea
Notes
- ↑ Afroinsectivora in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved September 2017.
- ↑ 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.
References
- Waddell, P.J.; Kishino, H.; Ota, R. (2001). "A phylogenetic foundation for comparative mammalian genomics". Genome Informatics. 12: 141–154. PMID 11791233.
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