Tenrecidae

Hemicentetes semispinosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenrecoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali 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: Afrosoricida Subordo: Tenrecomorpha Superfamilia: Tenrecoidea

Familia: Tenrecidae
Subfamiliae (3 + †1): Geogalinae – Oryzorictinae – †Protenrecinae – Tenrecinae

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: Tenreks
• 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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