Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Afrosoricida Stanhope, 1998
       Suborder Tenrecomorpha Butler, 1972
         Family Tenrecidae Gray, 1821 - tenrecs
           Subfamily Potamogalinae Allman, 1865 see Family Potamogalidae Allman, 1866
             1 Genus Micropotamogale Heim de Balsac, 1954 - dwarf African water shrews
             2 Genus Potamogale du Chaillu, 1860 - giant African water shrew, giant otter shrew