Afroinsectivora is a clade of mammals that includes the macroscelideans and afrosoricidans.[1] This clade includes the elephant shrews, golden moles, tenrecs, and otter shrews.
Phylogeny
| A cladogram of Afrotheria based on molecular evidence[2] |
Classification
- Clade Afroinsectivora
- Order Macroscelidea
- Family Macroscelididae
- Order Afrosoricida
- Family Chrysochloridae
- Family Tenrecidae
- Family Potamogalidae
- Genus †Widanelfarasia?
- 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. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014.
References
- Waddell, P.J.; Kishino, H.; Ota, R. (2001). "A phylogenetic foundation for comparative mammalian genomics". Genome Informatics. 12: 141–154. PMID 11791233.
