Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
   Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
     Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
       Order Insectivora Bowdich, 1821 - insectivores see Superorder Insectivora Bowdich, 1821
         Family †Amphilemuridae Hill, 1953
         Family †Ceutholestidae Rose & Gingerich, 1987 see Family Nyctitheriidae Simpson, 1928
         Family †Changlelestidae Tong & Wang, 1993
         Family Chrysochloridae Gray, 1825 - golden moles
         Family †Cymaprimadontidae
         Family †Dimylidae Schlosser, 1887
         Family †Dormaaliidae Quinet, 1964 see Family Amphilemuridae Hill, 1953
         Family Erinaceidae Fischer, 1814 - gymnures and hedgehogs
         Family †Geolabididae McKenna, 1960
         Family †Micropternodontidae Stirton & Rensberger, 1964
         Family ‡Nesophontidae Anthony, 1916
         Family †Nyctitheriidae Simpson, 1928
         Family †Palaeoryctidae Winge, 1917
         Family †Plesiosoricidae Winge, 1917
         Family †Proscalopidae Reed, 1961
         Family Solenodontidae Gill, 1872 - solenodons
         Family Soricidae Fischer, 1814 - shrews
         Family Talpidae Batsch, 1788 - moles, shrew moles and desmans
         Family Tenrecidae Gray, 1821 - tenrecs