Insectivora - Hedgehogs, Moles, and Shrews
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Synonyms: Eulipotyphla, Soricomorpha (in part)

 

The order Insectivora includes hedgehogs and gymnures (Erinaceidae), shrews (Soricidae), moles and desmans (Talpidae), and solenodons (Solenodontidae). The order contains ca. 480 species, but the majority (385 species) are in the shrew family. An alternative name proposed for Insectivora is Eulipotyphla. Formerly, several other families were included in Insectivora including golden moles (Chrysochloridae), tenrecs (Tenrecidae), elephant shrews (Macroscelididae), treeshrews (Tupaiidae), and even colugos (Cynocephalidae).

 

Erinaceidae hedgehogs   Erinaceidae - Hedgehogs
     
Talpidae Moles   Talpidae - Moles
     
Soricidae shrews   Soricidae - Shrews
     
     
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