Tenrecidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenrecomorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata 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: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Magnordo: Epitheria Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Afroinsectiphilia Cladus: Afroinsectivora Ordo: Afrosoricida Subordo: Tenrecomorpha

Familia: Tenrecidae
Subfamiliae (3): Geogalinae – Oryzorictinae – Tenrecinae

Conspectus generum

Echinops – Geogale – Hemicentetes – Microgale – Nesogale – Oryzorictes – Setifer – Tenrec – †Arenagale – †Erythrozootes – †Parageogale – †Promicrogale – †Protenrec – †Sperrgale

Name

Tenrecidae Gray, 1821: 301

Type genus: Tenrec Lacépède, 1799

References

Primary references

Gray, J.E. 1821. On the Natural Arrangement of Vertebrose Animals. London Medical Repository 15: 296–310. HathiTrust. Reference page.

Additional references

Bronner, G.N. & Jenkins, P.D. 2005. Order Afrosoricida. Pp. 71–81 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.
Jenkins, P.D. 2018. Family Tenrecidae (Tenrecs). Pp. 134–172 in Mittermeier, R.A. & Wilson, D.E. (eds.). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 8. Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos. Lynx Edicions: Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-16728-08-4

Vernacular names

беларуская: Тэнрэкавыя
Deutsch: Tenrekartige
English: Tenrecs
suomi: Tanrekit
日本語: テンレック科
norsk: Børstepinnsvin
polski: tenrekowate
Türkçe: Tenrekgiller
українська: Тенреки

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