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 in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.