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Afroinsectivora

Afroinsectivora

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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 Afroinsectiphilia Tubulidentata

Orycteropodidae

Afroinsectivora Macroscelidea

Macroscelididae

Afrosoricida

Chrysochloridae

Tenrecomorpha

Paenungulata Hyracoidea

Tethytheria Proboscidea

Sirenia

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

Classification

clade Afroinsectivora
- order Macroscelidea
  - Macroscelididae
    - Elephant shrew
- order Afrosoricida
  - Chrysochloridae
    - Golden mole
  - Tenrecidae
    - Tenrec

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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Afroinsectivora: Brief Summary

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Afroinsectivora is a clade of mammals that includes the macroscelideans and afrosoricidans. This clade includes the elephant shrews, golden moles and tenrecs.

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