Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Afrosoricida Stanhope, 1998
       Suborder Tenrecomorpha Butler, 1972
         Family Tenrecidae Gray, 1821 - tenrecs
           Subfamily Tenrecinae Gray, 1821
             Genus Echinops Martin, 1838 - small Madagascar "hedgehog"
               Echinops telfairi Martin, 1838 - lesser hedgehog-tenrec