Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Mammalia

Included, by definition, in node-based clade

Afroinsectivora (Clade) Waddell, Kishino & Ota 2001

Ref: P.J. Waddell et al., 2001: 148 ("tenrecs"), fig. 3.

Subsequent positions

Haemochorialia (Clade) Springer, Murphy, Eizirik, Madsen, Scally, Douady, Teeling, Stanhope, de Jong & O'Brien 2007

Ref: M.S. Springer et al., 2007: 20.

Current position

Afroinsectivora (Mirorder) Waddell, Kishino & Ota, 2001

Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 443.

Alternative positions

Afrotheria (Superorder) Stanhope, Waddell, Madsen, de Jong, Hedges, Cleven, Kao & Springer, 1998	Ref: C.J. Burgin et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 26).
Afrotheria (Clade) Stanhope, Waddell, Madsen, de Jong, Hedges, Cleven, Kao & Springer 1998	Ref: H. Nishihara et al., 2006: fig. 2.
Lipotyphla (Grandorder) Haeckel, 1866	Ref: G.N. Bronner & P.D. Jenkins, 2005: 71. [implicit]
Placentalia (Infraclass) Owen, 1837	Ref: D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2011: 56.
unnamed (Mirorder)	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 400.

Historical positions

Afrotheria (Superorder) Stanhope, Waddell, Madsen, de Jong, Hedges, Cleven, Kao & Springer, 1998	Ref: C.J. Burgin et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 26).
Afroinsectivora (Mirorder) Waddell, Kishino & Ota, 2001	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 443.
Placentalia (Infraclass) Owen, 1837	Ref: D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2011: 56.
Afrotheria (Clade) Stanhope, Waddell, Madsen, de Jong, Hedges, Cleven, Kao & Springer 1998	Ref: H. Nishihara et al., 2006: 9929, fig. 2.
Theria (Subclass) Parker & Haswell, 1897	Ref: G.N. Bronner & P.D. Jenkins, 2005: 71. [implicit]
unnamed (Mirorder)	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 325, 400.

Number of Subtaxa

2024	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	3f;19g;51s;28ss; ‡1g; †1f;5g;4s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	[2f;19g;51s;28ss; †1f;9g]
2020	C.J. Burgin et al.: table 2 (p. 26)	[3f]
2015	M.J. Benton: 443	[2f]
2011	D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder: 56	2so;[2f]
2005	G.N. Bronner & P.D. Jenkins	[2f;19g;51s;28ss]