Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Afrosoricida Stanhope, 1998
       Suborder Tenrecomorpha Butler, 1972
         Family Tenrecidae Gray, 1821 - tenrecs
           1 Subfamily Geogalinae Trouessart, 1879
           2 Subfamily Oryzorictinae Trouessart, 1879
           3 Subfamily Potamogalinae Allman, 1865 see Family Potamogalidae Allman, 1866
           4 Subfamily Tenrecinae Gray, 1821