Eulipotyphla
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom eu- + Lipotyphla.
Proper noun
editEulipotyphla
- A grouping (not fully accepted) of morphologically similar mammals, including hedgehogs and most shrews, corresponding to orders Erinaceomorpha + Soricomorpha
Synonyms
edit- (order): Lipotyphla (sensu stricto)
Hypernyms
edit- (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Mammalia - class; Boreoeutheria - magnorder; Laurasiatheria - clade
Hyponyms
edit- (order): Erinaceidae, Soricidae, Talpidae, Solenodontidae (solenodons) - extant families
- Erinaceinae (hedgehog)s, Hylomyinae (moonrats, gymnures); Crocidurinae (white-toothed shrews), Soricinae (red-toothed shrews), Myosoricinae (African white-toothed shrews); Desmaninae (desmans), Talpinae (moles), Uropsilinae (shrew-like moles) - subfamilies
- † Nesophontidae (extinct West Indian shrews), †Amphilemuridae - extinct famililes
References
edit- Eulipotyphla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Eulipotyphla at Paleobiology Database ()