Macroscelidea
Taxonavigation
Classis: Mammalia
Mirordo: Afroinsectivora
Ordo:
Familiae (1 + †4): Macroscelididae – †Afrohypselodontidae –
†Herodotiidae – †Metoldobotidae – †Myohyracidae
Name
Macroscelidea Butler, 1956
References
Primary references
- Butler, P.M. 1956. The skull of Ictops and the classification of the Insectivora. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 126(3): 453–481. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1956.tb00449.x. Reference page.
Additional references
- Schlitter, D.A. 2005. Order Macroscelidea. Pp. 82–85 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.
Vernacular names
- български: Слонски земеровки
- English: Elephant shrews, sengis
- español: Musarañas elefante
- magyar: Elefántcickány-alakúak
- 日本語: ハネジネズミ目
- português: Musaranho-elefante
- svenska: Springnäbbmöss
- ไทย: หนูผีช้าง, เซงกิส, เซงกิ
- українська: Слонові землерийки
