Eulipotyphla

Translingual

Etymology

From eu- +‎ Lipotyphla.

Proper noun

Eulipotyphla

1. A grouping (not fully accepted) of morphologically similar mammals, including hedgehogs and most shrews, corresponding to orders Erinaceomorpha + Soricomorpha
   1. A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia.
   2. A taxonomic clade within the clade Laurasiatheria.

Synonyms

• (order): Lipotyphla (sensu stricto)

Hypernyms

• (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Mammalia - class; Boreoeutheria - magnorder; Laurasiatheria - clade

Hyponyms

• (order): Erinaceidae, Soricidae, Talpidae, Solenodontidae (solenodons) - extant families
  • Erinaceinae (hedgehog)s, Hylomyinae (moonrats, gymnures); Crocidurinae (white-toothed shrews), Soricinae (red-toothed shrews), Myosoricinae (African white-toothed shrews); Desmaninae (desmans), Talpinae (moles), Uropsilinae (shrew-like moles) - subfamilies
  • † Nesophontidae (extinct West Indian shrews), †Amphilemuridae - extinct famililes

References

• Eulipotyphla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Eulipotyphla at Encyclopedia of Life
• Eulipotyphla at Paleobiology Database (Eulipotyphla at Encyclopedia of Life)