living organisms see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Superkingdom Eukaryotae see Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925
     Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
       Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see [unranked] Eumetazoa Bütschli, 1910
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
               Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
                 Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
                   Order Insectivora Bowdich, 1821 - insectivores see Superorder Insectivora Bowdich, 1821
                     Suborder Lipotyphla Haeckel, 1866 see Grandorder Lipotyphla Haeckel, 1866
                       Family Soricidae Fischer, 1814 - shrews
                         Subfamily Soricinae Fischer, 1814
                           1 Genus Microsorex Baird, 1877 see Subgenus Otisorex De Kay, 1842
                           2 Genus Blarina Gray, 1838 - short-tailed shrews
                           3 Genus Notiosorex Baird, 1877 - gray shrews
                           4 Genus Cryptotis Pomel, 1848 - small-eared shrews
                           5 Genus Sorex Linnaeus, 1758 - long-tailed shrews
                           6 Genus Neomys Kaup, 1829 - Old World water shrews
                           7 Genus Blarinella Thomas, 1911 - Asiatic short-tailed shrew
                           8 Genus Soriculus Blyth, 1854 - Asiatic shrews