Tenrecs

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Name (Hebrew)
טנרקים
Name (Latin)
Tenrecs
Name (Arabic)
تينريكس
Other forms of name
Tenrecidae
See Also From tracing topical name
Afrosoricida
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q23340
Library of congress: sh 85133925
Sources of Information
  • Afrotherian systematics, via WWW, Mar. 9, 2003(Family Tenrecidae, tenrecs; Order Afrosoricida or Tenrecomorpha)
  • Texas A&M Univ. Dept. of Biology, Biology 4429-Mammalogy Fall 2003 home page, viewed Mar. 9, 2003:lecture schedule/Sept. 16 (molecular evidence indicates golden moles and tenrecs belong in the Afrotheria, a taxonomic group that also includes elephants, sea cows, hyraxes, aardvarks, elephant shrews. A new order "Afrosoricida" comprises Chrysochloridae (golden moles) and Tenrecidae (tenrecs)) Oct. 14 (Family Tenrecidae (tenrecs, otter-shrews), Order Afrosoricida)
  • Classification zoologique des insectivores et Afrosoricides = Insectivora and Afrosoricidae classification, via WWW, Mar. 9, 2003(new order based on molecular data: Afrosoricida, superorder Afrotheria, two families, Tenrecidae and Chrysochloridae)
  • Mammal species of the world, c1993(Family Tenrecidae. Common name: Tenrecs. Order Insectivora)