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Elephant Shrews

Macroscelididae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Macroscelididae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Macroscelidae
Recognized by Lovegrove 2014
Macroscelididae
Family recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, wikipedia TR, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia BR, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, and Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Macroscelididae
Recognized by Eswatini Species List, Egypt Species List, AnAge articles, Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum, Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum, Kissling et al, 2014, Algeria Species List, Angola Species List, Botswana Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Kenya Species List, Malawi Species List, Morocco Species List, Namibia Species List, Somalia Species List, South Africa Species List, Tanzania Species List, Tunisia Species List, Uganda Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, North Atlantic Species List, South Atlantic Species List, Furui 2020, Flickr Group, Hatt 1932, Flickr BHL, and Global Biotic Interactions
Macroscelididae Bonaparte 1838
Family recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Alternative Names

Brachyrhynchocyon Senut 2008
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hiwegicyon Butler 1984
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hypsorhynchocyon Senut 2008
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Macroscelididae
Harvest ancestor according to Arkive, EOL authors, Animal Diversity Web, Wildfinder (WWF), Pantheria, GBIF national node type records UK, Mozambique Species List, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, iDigBio type specimen records, Paleobiology Database, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, Anderson and Wiens 2017, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Mylomygale Broom & Schepers 1946
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Palaeothentoides Stromer 1932
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Petrosaltator
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pronasilio Butler 1984
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

Unidentified Macroscelididae
prefer
Recognized by Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum
elephant shrews or sengis
prefer
Recognized by admin
elephant shrews preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa
elephant shrew
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Elephant Shrews
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Afrikaans

Klaasneuse preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Albanian

Macroscelidea preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

زبابات الفيل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

ցատկամկներ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

murgañu elefante preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Скакунчыкавыя preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Скакунчыкі
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)

Bulgarian

слонски земеровки preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Musaranyes elefant preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

象鼩科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

bércouni preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Springspidsmus preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Springspitsmuizen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Makrosceliduloj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Torukoonlased preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Hyppypäästäiset preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin
Kuonokkaat
prefer
Recognized by admin

Galician

Macroscelideos preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

ხტუნიასებრნი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Rüsselspringer preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

חדפי פיל preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

Luteoviridae preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Fílabroddmýs preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Celurut gajah preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ハネジネズミ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Kazakh

Секіргіштер preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

코끼리땃쥐 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

ziloņciršļu dzimta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lingua Franca Nova

Macroselideo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Chį́į́hnézí nahatʼeʼígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Springspissmus preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

حشره‌خوار جهنده preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Ryjoskoczki preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Musaranho-elefante preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

прыгунчики preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
прыгунчиковые
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)
слоновые землеройки
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scots

Elephant shrew preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Surlaste rovčice preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Rilčasti skakači preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Sengi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Springnäbbmöss preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

யானை மூஞ்சூறு preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

หนูผีช้าง preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
เซงกิ
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
เซงกิส
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Fil sivri fareleri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Слонові землерийки preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

ukanoleem preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Chuột chù voi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

ماکروسلیدیده preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Ca

Elephant shrew preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Gb

Elephant shrew preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

象鼩科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Macroscelididae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Afrotheria
Macroscelidea
Macroscelididae (this page)
Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann 1906
Macroscelides A. Smith 1829
Petrodromus Peters 1846
Rhynchocyon Peters 1847
Adapisoricidae
Amphilemuridae

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Macroscelidea Butler 1956
Macroscelididae Bonaparte 1838 (this page)
Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann 1906
Macroscelides A. Smith 1829
Petrodromus Peters 1846
Rhynchocyon Peters 1847

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Afrotheria
Macroscelidea
Macroscelididae (this page)
Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann 1906
Macroscelides A. Smith 1829
Petrodromus Peters 1846
Rhynchocyon Peters 1847
Adapisoricidae
Amphilemuridae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Afrotheria
Macroscelidea
Macroscelididae (this page)
Elephantulus
Macroscelides
Petrodromus
Rhynchocyon
Adapisoricidae
Amphilemuridae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Macroscelidea
Macroscelididae (this page)
Chambius Hartenberger 1986
Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann 1906
Eotmantsoius Tabuce, Jaeger, Marivaux, Salem, Bilal, Benammi, Chaimanee, Coster, Marandat, Valentin & Brunet 2012
Herodotius Simons, Holroyd & Brown 1991
Macroscelides A. Smith 1829
Metoldobotes Schlosser 1910
Miorhynchocyon Butler 1984
Miosengi Grossman & Holroyd 2009
Myohyrax Andrews 1914
Nementchatherium Tabuce, Coiffait, Coiffait, Mahboubi & Jaeger 2001
Petrodromus Peters 1846
Protypotheroides Stromer 1922
Rhynchocyon Peters 1847
Apheliscidae
Litocherus Gingerich 1983
Louisinidae

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Macroscelidea Butler 1956
Macroscelididae Bonaparte 1838 (this page)
Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann 1906
Macroscelides A. Smith 1829
Petrodromus Peters 1846
Rhynchocyon Peters 1847

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Macroscelidea
Macroscelididae (this page)
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (A. Smith 1836)
Elephantulus edwardii (A. Smith 1839)
Elephantulus fuscipes (Thomas 1894)
Elephantulus fuscus (Peters 1852)
Elephantulus intufi (A. Smith 1836)
Elephantulus myurus Thomas & Schwann 1906
Elephantulus pilicaudus Smit 2008
Elephantulus revoilii (Huet 1881)
Elephantulus rozeti (Duvernoy 1833)
Elephantulus rufescens (Peters 1878)
Elephantulus rupestris (A. Smith 1831)
Macroscelides flavicaudatus Lundholm 1955
Macroscelides micus Dumbacher, Rathbun, Osborne, Griffin & Eiseb 2014
Macroscelides proboscideus (Shaw 1800)
Petrodromus tetradactylus Peters 1846
Rhynchocyon chrysopygus Günther 1881
Rhynchocyon cirnei Peters 1847
Rhynchocyon petersi Bocage 1880
Rhynchocyon udzungwensis Rathbun & Rovero 2008

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Afrotheria
Macroscelidea
Macroscelididae (this page)
Elephantulus
Macroscelides
Petrodromus
Petrosaltator
Rhynchocyon

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Macroscelidea
Macroscelididae (this page)
Elephantulus
Galegeeska
Herodotiinae
Macroscelides
Macroscelidinae
Mylomygale
Mylomygalinae
Myohyracinae
Petrodromus
Rhynchocyon
Adapisoricidae
Apheliscidae
Dormaaliidae
Louisinidae
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