Afroinsectivora
Afroinsectivora is a clade of mammals that includes the macroscelideans and afrosoricidans.[1] This clade includes the elephant shrews, golden moles and tenrecs.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Clade: | Afroinsectiphilia |
| Clade: | Afroinsectivora Waddell 2001 |
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Phylogeny
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| A cladogram of Afrotheria based on molecular evidence[2] |
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Classification
- Suborder Afroinsectivora
- Infraorder Macroscelidea
- Infraorder Afrosoricida
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., H. Kishino, and R. Ota. 2001. A phylogenetic foundation for comparative mammalian genomics. Genome Informatics Series 12: 141–154.
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