Macroscelididae

Translingual

Macroscelides proboscideus proboscideus, one of the Macroscelidae

Etymology

Macroscelides +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Macroscelididae

A taxonomic family within the order Macroscelidea – the elephant shrews.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Macroscelidea - order

Hyponyms

(family): Macroscelidinae, Rhynchocyoninae - subfamilies
- Elephantulus, Macroscelides, Petrodromus, Petrosaltato, Rhynchocyon, †Miosengi - genera

References

Macroscelididae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Macroscelididae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Macroscelididae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Macroscelididae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.

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