Eulipotyphla

Eulipotyphla Temporal range: Paleocene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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
Families
†Amphilemuridae? †Nyctitheriidae? †Plesiosoricidae Solenodonota Brace et al., 2016 †Nesophontidae Solenodontidae Erinaceota van Valen, 1967 Talpidae Soricidae Erinaceidae
Synonyms
Euinsectivora Insectivora

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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