Eulipotyphla Temporal range:
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Clockwise from upper left: a solenodon, hedgehog,[a] mole and shrew | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Magnorder: | Boreoeutheria |
Superorder: | Laurasiatheria |
Order: | Eulipotyphla Waddell et al., 1999 |
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Eulipotyphla (/ˌjuːlɪpoʊˈtɪflə/, which means "truly fat and blind"[1]) is an order of mammals comprising the hedgehogs and gymnures; the solenodons; the moles, shrew-like moles and desmans; and true shrews. (These correspond to the four taxonomical families Erinaceidae, Solenodonstidae, Talpidae, and Soricidae, respectively.)
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