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Potamogalidae
Allman, 1866
(mammal)
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Tenrecomorpha (Suborder)
..Tenrecidae (Family) - tenrecs
..Potamogalidae (Family)
....Micropotamogale (Genus) - dwarf African water shrews
....Potamogale (Genus) - giant African water shrew, giant otter shrew
Concise hierarchy
(Kingdom)
Animalia
-
(Phylum)
Chordata
-
(Class)
Mammalia
-
(Order)
Afrosoricida
Current position
Tenrecomorpha
(Suborder)
Butler, 1972
Ref:
C.J. Burgin et al., 2020
: table 2 (p. 26).
Alternative positions
Tenrecoidea
(Superfamily)
Gray, 1821
Ref:
W. Fiedler et al., 1973
: 614.
Historical positions
Tenrecomorpha
(Suborder)
Butler, 1972
Ref:
C.J. Burgin et al., 2020
: table 2 (p. 26).
Tenrecoidea
(Superfamily)
Gray, 1821
Ref:
W. Fiedler et al., 1973
: 614.
Number of Subtaxa
2024
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
2g;3s
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
: 8 Jun 2022
[2g;3s]
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