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native to Africa,
belonging to the
family Macroscelididae, in the
order Macroscelidea.
Their traditional common English name "elephant shrew"
comes from a...
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There are
currently 1,258 genera, 161 families, 27 orders, and
around 5,937
recognized living species of mammal.
Mammalian taxonomy is in
constant flux...
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Lagomorpha (1.7%)
Dasyuromorphia (1.3%)
Afrosoricida (0.8%)
Cingulata (0.3%)
Macroscelidea (0.3%)
Peramelemorphia (0.3%)
Perissodactyla (0.3%)
Pilosa (0.3%) Scandentia...
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Lagomorpha (1.7%)
Dasyuromorphia (1.3%)
Afrosoricida (0.8%)
Cingulata (0.3%)
Macroscelidea (0.3%)
Peramelemorphia (0.3%)
Perissodactyla (0.3%)
Pilosa (0.3%) Scandentia...
- this
cohort are the
orders Afrosoricida (tenrecs and
golden moles),
Macroscelidea (elephant shrews) and
Tubulidentata (aardvarks). Of the five orders...
- The
following is a list of
largest mammals by family. The
largest of
these insectivorous mammals is the
giant otter shrew (Potamogale velox),
native to...
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golden moles, tenrecs, and
otter shrews.
Clade Afroinsectivora Order Macroscelidea Family Macroscelididae Order Afrosoricida Family Chrysochloridae Family...
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Family Chrysochloridae:
golden moles;
about 21
species in 9
genera Order Macroscelidea:
elephant shrews (according to some
recent data part of Afroinsectiphilia)...
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Macroscelidea Macroscelididae Afrosoricida...
- T19708A21286959.en.
Retrieved 18
November 2021. Schlitter, D.A. (2005). "Order
Macroscelidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.).
Mammal Species of the World:...
