Macroscelididae

Macroscelides proboscideus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Macroscelidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Pantherapsida
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Atlantogenata
Superordo: Afrotheria
Grandordo: Afroinsectiphilia
Mirordo: Afroinsectivora
Ordo: Macroscelidea

Familia:
Subfamiliae: Macroscelidinae – Rhynchocyoninae

Name

Macroscelididae Bonaparte, 1838: 111

References

Primary references

  • Bonaparte, C.L. 1838. Synopsis Vertebratorum Systematis. Nuovi Annali delle Scienze Naturali. Bologna 2: 105–133.

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. 
  • Grossman, A. & Holroyd, P.A. 2009. Miosengi butleri, gen. et sp. nov., (Macroscelidea) from the Kalodirr member, Lothidok formation, Early Miocene of Kenya. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29: 957–960. DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0318
  • Dumbacher, J.P., Carlen, E.J. & Rathbun, G.B. 2016. Petrosaltator gen. nov., a new genus replacement for the North African sengi Elephantulus rozeti (Macroscelidea; Macroscelididae). Zootaxa 4136(3): 567–579. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4136.3.8. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • čeština: Bércouni
  • dansk: Springspidsmus
  • Deutsch: Rüsselspringer
  • English: Sengis, Elephant Shrews
  • 日本語: ハネジネズミ科
  • Nederlands: Springspitsmuizen
  • norsk: Springspissmus
  • polski: Ryjoskoczki
  • português: Musaranho-elefante
  • svenska: Springnäbbmöss
  • ไทย: หนูผีช้าง, เซงกิ, เซงกิส
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